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gup·py I. \ˈgəpē, -pi\ noun (-es) Etymology: after R.J. Lechmere Guppy of Trinidad, who first presented specimens to the British Museum : a small topminnow (Lebistes reticulatus) of the Barbados, Trinidad, and Venezuela frequently kept as an aquarium fish, the females reaching a length of about two inches and being plainly colored, the males being much smaller and having black, blue, and red markings [guppy: 1 female, 2 male] II. noun (-es) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: greater underwater propulsive power + -y : a submarine that has been streamlined (as by the removal of guns and the recessing of deck fittings) and equipped with snorkel |