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]