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English word origin

Etymology of platy

From plate + -y.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Resembling plates. · Semy of plates (roundels argent). · Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From plate + -y.

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  • Word-formation componentplateen
  • Word-formation component-yen
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Source etymology 2

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noun

Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

] ] Translingual: Platypoecilus (“former genus of platys”)

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