platyfish

platyfish
/plat"ee fish'/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) platyfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) platyfishes.
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.
[see PLATY2, FISH]

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