Definition of platy in English:

platy

nounPlural platies ˈplati

A small live-bearing freshwater fish of Central America, which is popular in aquaria.
剑尾鱼
Genus Xiphophorus, family Poeciliidae: several species, in particular X. maculatus, which has been bred in a wide variety of colours
Example sentencesExamples
- He's lived happily for the past four months with a platy and two neon tetras in a five gallon aquarium.
- Prompted by my concern for Linda's ‘tough-love’ hardened goldfish and platies, I was given Nigel as an outlet for my protective zeal.
- In the swordless platies, females also prefer males with artificially attached swords over conspecific males.
- Coexistence of the two types of sex-determining mechanisms in the same species is unusual and has been reported only in the platy fish, housefly, and midge.
- Examples include the jewelfish and spotted tilapia; and livebearers, such as swordtails, platies and mollies, and armored catfishes.

Origin

Early 20th century: colloquial abbreviation of modern Latin Platypoecilus (former genus name), from Greek platus 'broad' + poikilos 'variegated'.

词汇	platy
释义	Definition of platy in English: platy nounPlural platies ˈplati A small live-bearing freshwater fish of Central America, which is popular in aquaria. 剑尾鱼 Genus Xiphophorus, family Poeciliidae: several species, in particular X. maculatus, which has been bred in a wide variety of colours Example sentencesExamples He's lived happily for the past four months with a platy and two neon tetras in a five gallon aquarium. Prompted by my concern for Linda's ‘tough-love’ hardened goldfish and platies, I was given Nigel as an outlet for my protective zeal. In the swordless platies, females also prefer males with artificially attached swords over conspecific males. Coexistence of the two types of sex-determining mechanisms in the same species is unusual and has been reported only in the platy fish, housefly, and midge. Examples include the jewelfish and spotted tilapia; and livebearers, such as swordtails, platies and mollies, and armored catfishes. Origin Early 20th century: colloquial abbreviation of modern Latin Platypoecilus (former genus name), from Greek platus 'broad' + poikilos 'variegated'.
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