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Webster 1913 Edition
Platy
Plat′y
,Adj.
Like a plate; consisting of plates.
Definition 2024
platy
platy
See also: platy-
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: plāʹtē, IPA(key): /ˈpleɪti/
Adjective
platy (not comparable)
- Resembling plates.
- (heraldry) Of a field semy of plates.
- (geology, mineralogy) Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- enPR: plătʹē, IPA(key): /ˈplæti/
Noun
platy (plural platys or platies or platy)
- A tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (also including the swordtails.)
- I had a mixed community aquarium with several tetras, two mollies, some corydoras catfish, and a platy from a previous tank.