platy
/ˈpleɪtɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a small live-bearing freshwater fish of Central America, which is popular in aquaria剑尾鱼。
1.1
- Genus Xiphophorus, family Poeciliidae: several species, in particular X. maculatus, which has been bred in a wide variety of colours.剑尾鱼属, 杂色鱼科：数种, 尤指颜色多样的斑剑尾鱼.
词源
early 20th cent.: colloquial abbreviation of modern Latin Platypoecilus (former genus name)， from Greek platus 'broad' + poikilos 'variegated'.