n.
Pronunciation: ' g ə -p ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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