variants
or less commonly platyfish
plural platy or platys or platies also platyfish or platyfishes
: either of two tropical American freshwater live-bearers (Xiphophorus maculatus and X. variatus) that have a highly variable often brilliant color and are popular aquarium fishes
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Tubelis made a layup with 7:35 to go to pull UA ahead 20-16, though UCLA took a 21-20 lead a minute later after Campbell converted a three-point platy and hit a stepback jumper.
—Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
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“Platy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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