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Platypoecilus

noun

platys

• Syn: ↑genus Platypoecilus

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Poeciliidae, ↑family Poeciliidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑platy, ↑Platypoecilus maculatus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpēsələs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from platy- + Greek poikilos many-colored — more at paint

: a genus of topminnows (family Poeciliidae) comprising the platys

Useful english dictionary. 2012.