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PLATY (platier, platiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: platier , platiest
, platiest Dictionary entry overview: What does platy mean?
• PLATY (noun)
The noun PLATY has 1 sense:
1. small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
Familiarity information: PLATY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
platy; Platypoecilus maculatus
Hypernyms ("platy" is a kind of...):
live-bearer; poeciliid; poeciliid fish; topminnow (small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control)
Holonyms ("platy" is a member of...):
genus Platypoecilus; Platypoecilus (platys)
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