guppy
pronunciation
How to pronounce guppy in British English:
UK [ˈgʌpi]
How to pronounce guppy in American English:
US [ˈɡʌpi]
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- Noun:
- small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums
Word Origin
- guppy (n.)
- 1925, named for R.J.L. Guppy, Trinidad clergyman who supplied the first specimen (1866) to the British Museum. The family name is from a place in Dorset. The class of streamlined U.S. submarines (1948) is an acronym from greater underwater propulsion power + -y.
Example
- 1. Mr guppy has no eyes for either of these magnates .
- 2. The two wore t-shirts that read : " guppy rocks my world . "
- 3. Looks more like a guppy .
- 4. Mr guppy , whatever 's the matter ?
- 5. Here on business , mr guppy ?