: 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
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Recent Examples on the WebBut enough poking around there suggests that male guppies can indeed get bitey when crowded.—John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 May 2024 The four guppies — Turbo, Wobbles, Kickflip and Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville — were adopted for my 29th birthday.—John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 May 2024 This behavior occurs across a range of animals, from guppies to gazelles.—Athena Aktipis, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2023 Tupac was a guppy that got swallowed up by some ferocious sharks.—Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for guppy
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