guppy
noun /ˈɡʌpi/
/ˈɡʌpi/
(plural guppies)
- a small freshwater fish, commonly kept in aquariumsTopics Fish and shellfishc2Word Origin1920s: named after R. J. Lechmere Guppy (1836–1916), a Trinidadian clergyman who sent the first specimen to the British Museum.