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gup⋅py
[guhp-ee] 
–noun, plural -pies.
| a small, freshwater topminnow, Poecilia reticulata, often kept in aquariums. |
Also called rainbow fish.
Origin:
named after R.J.L. Guppy (1836–1916) of Trinidad, who presented specimens to the British Museum; catalogued under the NL name Gerardinus guppyi in 1866
named after R.J.L. Guppy (1836–1916) of Trinidad, who presented specimens to the British Museum; catalogued under the NL name Gerardinus guppyi in 1866
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| gup·py (gŭp'ē) n. pl. gup·pies A small, brightly colored live-bearing freshwater fish (Poecilia reticulata or Lebistes reticulatus), native to northern South America and adjacent islands of the West Indies and popular in home aquariums. [After R.J. Lechmere Guppy (1836-1916), clergyman of Trinidad who first supplied specimens to the British Museum.] |
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guppy
1925, named for R.J.L. Guppy, Trinidad clergyman who supplied the first specimen (1866) to the British Museum. The family name is from a place in Dorset. The class of streamlined U.S. submarines (1948) is an acronym from greater underwater propulsion power + -y.
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Language Translation for : guppy
Spanish:
guppy,
German:
der Guppie,
Japanese:
グッピー
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