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SWORDTAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swordtail mean?
• SWORDTAIL (noun)
The noun SWORDTAIL has 1 sense:
1. freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
Familiarity information: SWORDTAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
helleri; swordtail; topminnow; Xyphophorus helleri
Hypernyms ("swordtail" is a kind of...):
cyprinodont (any member of the family Cyprinodontidae)
Holonyms ("swordtail" is a member of...):
genus Xyphophorus; Xyphophorus (swordtails)
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