See Also: platy-(medicine)
platy(1)(dictionary)
platy(2)(dictionary)
platy-(dictionary)

platy(2) (iou)



platy noun. ['plati] E20.
[Colloq. abbreviation of mod. Latin Platypoecilus former genus name (formed as PLATY- + Greek poikilos variegated).]
Any ornamental freshwater fish of the genus Xiphophorus, native to SE Mexico, esp. X. maculatus. Also platy-fish.