guppy

FREQ #32093

n. 古比

发音

其它 /ˈɡʌpi/

词形变化

guppies 复数 guppies obsolete taxonomic names

别名

guppie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).

    Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill.

  2. 2.

    Any tiny fish.

    引申义

    Throw that one back; it’s just a guppy!

  3. 3.

    A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.

    游戏
  4. 4.

    A hold across the palm of the hand rather than the fingertips.

    体育
  5. 5.

    Acanthocephalus guppii

  6. 6.

    Acanthocephalus reticulatus

  7. 7.

    Girardinus guppii

  8. 8.

    Girardinus petersi

  9. 9.

    Girardinus poeciloides

  10. 10.

    Girardinus reticulatus

  11. 11.

    Haridichthys reticulatus

  12. 12.

    Heterandria guppyi

  13. 13.

    Lebistes poecilioides

  14. 14.

    Lebistes reticulatus

  15. 15.

    Poecilia poeciloides

  16. 16.

    Poecilioides reticulatus

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

上位词 1

词源

From a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata.

来源:wiktionary