Platy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpleɪti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Platy is an adjective meaning Resembling plates.
Meaning
Resembling plates.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) Semy of plates (roundels argent).
- (geology, mineralogy) Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.
- Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).
Example Sentences
Alternative form: platé
Sable platy, two flaunches argent - Spelman (159). Gules, five lozenges conjoined in bend argent - Raleigh (160).
I had a mixed community aquarium with several tetras, two mollies, some corydoras catfish, and a platy from a previous tank.
Gules, a saltire argent within a bordure sable bezantée (sic C., but Papworth cites, p. 1069, from A., per saltire gules and sable, a saltire argent, and a bordure of the 2nd platy).
Word Forms
- platier
- platiest
- platys
- platies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include platey, platelike, platterlike, planelike, planate, platyconic.
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