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Word: Guppy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: named after R. J. Lechmere Guppy (1836–1916), a Trinidadian who sent the first specimen to the British Museum
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡʌpi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small live-bearing freshwater fish widely kept in aquaria. Native to tropical America, it has been introduced elsewhere to control mosquito larvae.
Short Definition:small live-bearing freshwater fish widely kept in aquaria
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