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Word entry · 5 letters

guppy

Best crossword clue

"Tiny aquarium fish"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡʌpi/Part of speech nounSorted gppuyStarts with GEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums

Word origin

From a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata.

Used in a sentence

  • 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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