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plat•y•fish
Pronunciation: (plat'ē-fish"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.
any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus
Xiphophorus, esp.
X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely. Also called
moon platy. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.