platyfish

[ plat-ee-fish ]
/ ˈplæt iˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) plat·y·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) plat·y·fish·es.

any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
Also called moon platy.

Origin of platyfish

see origin at platy2, fish

Words nearby platyfish

platy-, platybasia, platycephalic, platycephaly, platycnemia, platyfish, platyhelminth, platyhelminthes, platykurtic, platykurtosis, platypellic pelvis