GUPPY


Meaning of GUPPY in English

n. (pl. -ies) a freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, of the W. Indies and S. America, frequently kept in aquariums, and giving birth to live young.

Etymology: R. J. L. Guppy, 19th-c. Trinidad clergyman who sent the first specimen to the British Museum

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.