Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guppy

/ˈɡʌpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: gup-py
IPA: /ˈɡʌpi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of 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”).

noun

noun

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noun

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

noun

Acanthocephalus guppii

noun

Acanthocephalus reticulatus

noun

Girardinus guppii

noun

Girardinus petersi

Example Sentences

"Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill."
"Throw that one back; it’s just a guppy!"
"I reached into my pack and grabbed a guppy to reload. Pouring in the contents, I kept my eyes ahead as I was supposed to do."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

guppies (plural) obsolete taxonomic names (canonical)

Derived Forms

guppy

Synonyms

millionfish rainbow fish lebistes reticulatus

Homonyms

guppie

Rhymes With

puppy yuppie cuppy purse puppy duppy yuppy buppie huppie

Questions

How do you pronounce guppy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌpi/.
What does guppy mean?: A species of 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”).
Where does guppy come from?: From a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata.

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