guppyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈɡʌpi/, U.S.

/ˈɡəpi/

Etymology: < the name of R. J. Lechmere Guppy (1836–1916), British-born naturalist of Trinidad, who sent the first recorded specimen to the British Museum, used as the specific epithet in Gerardinus guppyi (A. Günther Catal. Fishes Brit. Mus. (1866) VI. 353), the name used when the fish was first described.

A small fish, Lebistes reticulatus, originally from the West Indies, well suited for the aquarium. Cf. million n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Poecilidae (guppy)

top minnow1884

millions1906

guppy1925

1925 Aquatic Life Nov. 110/2 The following are live-bearing tropicals:..Guppy (Lebistes reticulatus). Males small and brilliantly colored.

1927 A. E. Hodge Tropical Aquarium-fishes v. 75 One of the best known of the Killifishes..is the Guppy, or Rainbow Fish (Lebistes Reticulatus) commonly known as ‘Millions’.

1950 O. Nash Family Reunion (1951) 71 Seals have puppies, But guppies just have little guppies.

1962 Listener 22 Nov. 852/2 I got some guppies—hardy little rainbow-coloured fish.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

guppyn.²

Brit.

/ˈɡʌpi/, U.S.

/ˈɡəpi/

Etymology: < greater underwater propulsive power + -y suffix⁶.

Originally U.S.

A submarine which has been streamlined and equipped with a snorkel. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > submarine

submarine1889

Holland1899

sub1915

pigboat1921

fish1925

guppy1948

killer submarine1955

snorter1962

nuclear1969

1948 Sci. News Let. 27 Mar. 200/3 Called the ‘Guppy’ program, the alterations involve streamlining the hulls of the fleet submarines by reducing the size of their superstructures and by removing deck guns and other topside appendages to cut down on under-water resistance.

1948 News (Birmingham, Alabama) 13 Oct. 12/6 However, the Tigrone was not streamlined into the high speed ‘guppy’ class with which the Navy is experimenting.

1949 Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50 380 Pickerell [U.S. Navy] is of the new ‘Guppy’ (Greater Underwater Propulsive Power) design and is equipped with the latest devices.

1949 Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50 380 Cutlass, Sea Leopard, Sirago converted to ‘guppy-schnorkel’.

Derivatives

guppy v. (transitive) to streamline (a submarine).

ΚΠ

1959 Jane's Fighting Ships 1959–60 44 The boats in this class which have not been ‘guppied’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	guppy
释义	guppyn.¹ Brit. /ˈɡʌpi/, U.S. /ˈɡəpi/ Etymology: < the name of R. J. Lechmere Guppy (1836–1916), British-born naturalist of Trinidad, who sent the first recorded specimen to the British Museum, used as the specific epithet in Gerardinus guppyi (A. Günther Catal. Fishes Brit. Mus. (1866) VI. 353), the name used when the fish was first described. A small fish, Lebistes reticulatus, originally from the West Indies, well suited for the aquarium. Cf. million n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Poecilidae (guppy) top minnow1884 millions1906 guppy1925 1925 Aquatic Life Nov. 110/2 The following are live-bearing tropicals:..Guppy (Lebistes reticulatus). Males small and brilliantly colored. 1927 A. E. Hodge Tropical Aquarium-fishes v. 75 One of the best known of the Killifishes..is the Guppy, or Rainbow Fish (Lebistes Reticulatus) commonly known as ‘Millions’. 1950 O. Nash Family Reunion (1951) 71 Seals have puppies, But guppies just have little guppies. 1962 Listener 22 Nov. 852/2 I got some guppies—hardy little rainbow-coloured fish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). guppyn.² Brit. /ˈɡʌpi/, U.S. /ˈɡəpi/ Etymology: < greater underwater propulsive power + -y suffix⁶. Originally U.S. A submarine which has been streamlined and equipped with a snorkel. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > submarine submarine1889 Holland1899 sub1915 pigboat1921 fish1925 guppy1948 killer submarine1955 snorter1962 nuclear1969 1948 Sci. News Let. 27 Mar. 200/3 Called the ‘Guppy’ program, the alterations involve streamlining the hulls of the fleet submarines by reducing the size of their superstructures and by removing deck guns and other topside appendages to cut down on under-water resistance. 1948 News (Birmingham, Alabama) 13 Oct. 12/6 However, the Tigrone was not streamlined into the high speed ‘guppy’ class with which the Navy is experimenting. 1949 Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50 380 Pickerell [U.S. Navy] is of the new ‘Guppy’ (Greater Underwater Propulsive Power) design and is equipped with the latest devices. 1949 Jane's Fighting Ships 1949–50 380 Cutlass, Sea Leopard, Sirago converted to ‘guppy-schnorkel’. Derivatives guppy v. (transitive) to streamline (a submarine). ΚΠ 1959 Jane's Fighting Ships 1959–60 44 The boats in this class which have not been ‘guppied’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1925n.²1948
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