"swordtail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swordtails [plural]
Etymology: sword + tail Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sword|tail}} sword + tail Head templates: {{en-noun}} swordtail (plural swordtails)
  1. One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish. Categories (lifeform): Toothcarps Translations (freshwater fish): хелер (heler) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sværddrager [common-gender] (Danish), xiphophore [masculine] (French), ξιφοφόρος (xifofóros) [masculine] (Greek), мечено́сец (mečenósec) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-swordtail-en-noun-OsvCXU0F Disambiguation of Toothcarps: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'freshwater fish': 99 1
  2. Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing. Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-swordtail-en-noun-wRFDJiZM Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: five-bar swordtail, green swordtail, red swordtail

Inflected forms

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