English Explanatory Dictionary

platy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling plates.
  2. Semy of plates (roundels argent).
  3. Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.
noun
  1. Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).
name
  1. A town in Central Macedonia, Greece.
  2. A small village on Lemnos, Greece.

Pronunciation

plāʹtē /ˈpleɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-platy (adj).wav plătʹē /ˈplæti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-platy (noun).wav

Word forms

platy platier platiest platys platies

Etymology

From plate + -y.

Related words

plate plated

Derived words

common platy moon platy platyfish southern platy variatus platy variegated platy variable platy
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