guppy
noun/ˈɡʌpi/
/ˈɡʌpi/
(plural guppies)
- a small freshwater fish, commonly kept in aquariumsTopics Fish and shellfishc2Word Origin1920s: named after R. J. Lechmere Guppy (1836–1916), a Trinidadian clergyman who sent the first specimen to the British Museum.
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