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swordtail

noun
sword·​tail | \ ˈsȯrd-ˌtāl How to pronounce swordtail (audio) \

Definition of swordtail

: a small brightly marked Central American live-bearer (Xiphophorus helleri of the family Poeciliidae) often kept in tropical aquariums and bred in many colors

First Known Use of swordtail

1858, in the meaning defined above

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