helleri

helleri

(ˈhɛləˌreɪ) n (Animals) a Central American freshwater fish. Also called: swordtail

hel•ler•i

(ˈhɛl əˌraɪ, -ri)

n., pl. -ler•is. 1. a brightly colored topminnow that is a hybrid of Xiphophorus helleri and X. maculatus, bred for aquariums. 2. swordtail. [1905–10; < New Latin helleri (of Heller), after Carl Heller, 20th-century tropical fish collector]

Thesaurus

Noun

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helleri - freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fishswordtail, Xyphophorus helleri, topminnowcyprinodont - any member of the family Cyprinodontidaegenus Xyphophorus, Xyphophorus - swordtails