Main Entry:

gup·py

Pronunciation:

\ˈgə-pē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural guppies

Etymology:

R.J.L. Guppy †1916 Trinidadian naturalist

Date:

1925

: a small bony fish (Poecilia reticulata of the family Poeciliidae) especially of Barbados, Trinidad, and Venezuela that is a live-bearer and is often kept as an aquarium fish

[guppy illustration]