Meaning of guppy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. 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”).
3. Any tiny fish.
   broadly
4. A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
5. A hold across the palm of the hand rather than the fingertips.
6. Acanthocephalus guppii
7. Acanthocephalus reticulatus
8. Girardinus guppii
9. Girardinus petersi
10. Girardinus poeciloides
11. Girardinus reticulatus
12. Haridichthys reticulatus
13. Heterandria guppyi
14. Lebistes poecilioides
15. Lebistes reticulatus
16. Poecilia poeciloides
17. Poecilioides reticulatus

Equivalents

Examples

“Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill.”

“Throw that one back; it’s just a guppy!”

“I reached into my pack and grabbed a guppy to reload. Pouring in the contents, I kept my eyes ahead as I was supposed to do.”

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