guppy

Plural: guppies

Noun

• small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
• A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).
• Any tiny fish.
• A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
• A hold across the palm of the hand rather than the fingertips.
• Acanthocephalus guppii
• Acanthocephalus reticulatus
• Girardinus guppii
• Girardinus petersi
• Girardinus poeciloides
• Girardinus reticulatus
• Haridichthys reticulatus
• Heterandria guppyi
• Lebistes poecilioides
• Lebistes reticulatus
• Poecilia poeciloides
• Poecilioides reticulatus

Examples

• "Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill."
• "Throw that one back; it’s just a guppy!"

Synonyms

Lebistes reticulatus, millionfish, rainbow fish