Definition
Plural of guppy; small, colorful freshwater fish popular in home aquariums, named after the Trinidad naturalist Robert John Lechmere Guppy.
Etymology
Named after Robert Guppy (1836-1916), a Trinidadian naturalist who collected specimens. The fish were originally called 'millions fish' but were formally named Guppy in his honor; the common name became widespread in the early 20th century.
Kelly Says
Guppies can have babies without a male around—they can store sperm and reproduce asexually, making them one of nature's most adaptable fish and perfect laboratory subjects for evolution studies, which is why they've appeared in countless genetics experiments.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Clown Fishes
klown fishes
ARالعربية
أسماك قزاز (asmak qazaz)
as-mak ka-zaz
BNবাংলা
ক্লোন ফিশ (klown fish)
klown fish
CACatalà
guppies
gup-pees
CSČeština
klovní ryby
klov-nee ree-bee
DADansk
clownfisk
klown-fish
DEDeutsch
Clownfische
klown-fesh-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ψαροκλόουν (psaroklouwn)
psah-roh-klown
ESEspañol
peces payaso
peh-say-so
FAفارسی
ماهی کlown (mahi clown)
ma-hee klown
FISuomi
klovnife
klovn-ife
FRFrançais
poissons-clown
pwah-sohn-klown
GUGU
ગુપ્પીઝ (guppees)
gup-pees
HEעברית
דגים של clowns (dagim shel clowns)
dag-im shel clowns
HIहिन्दी
मूर्ख मछली (mookh machhli)
moo-kh mah-chlee
HUMagyar
bolondoshalak
bol-on-dos-ha-lak
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan badut
ee-kan ba-dut
ITItaliano
pesci pagliaccio
peh-skee pah-lee-ah-cho
JA日本語
オニカザリ (oni kazari)
oh-nee ka-za-ree
KKKK
көктемдік балықтар (köktemdik balıklar)
ko-k-tem-dik ba-lik-lar
KMKM
ត្រីក្លោន (trey klown)
tray klown
KO한국어
클라운 물고기 (keulaun mulgo-gi)
keu-lawn mul-go-gee
MRMR
गुप्पीज (guppees)
gup-pees
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan badut
ee-kan ba-dut
MYမြန်မာ
ကလောင်ရင့် (kalawng yint)
ka-lawn yint
NLNederlands
clownvisjes
klown-vish-jes
NONorsk
clownfisk
klown-fish
PAPA
ਗੁਪੀਜ (gupij)
gup-eej
PLPolski
ryby klaun
ree-bee klawn
PTPortuguês
peixes-palhaço
peh-shee-spa-lah-so
RORomână
pești clown
peh-sht klown
RUРусский
клоуны-рыбки
klow-nee-ry-bki
SVSvenska
clownfiskar
klown-fish-kar
SWKiswahili
samaki clown
sa-ma-kee klown
TAதமிழ்
கலெக்ட்ரிக் மீன் (kalectik meeṉ)
ka-le-k-tik mee-n
TEతెలుగు
కౌన్ ఫిష్ (kaun fish)
kaun fish
THไทย
ปลาการ์ตูน (pla ka-tun)
pla ka-toon
TRTürkçe
palyaço balıklar
pal-ya-cho ba-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
клоун-рибки
klown-rib-ki
URاردو
کلاؤن فش (klown fish)
klown fish
VITiếng Việt
cá hề
ca heh
ZH中文
小丑鱼 (xiǎochòuyú)
shee-ow-chow-yoo