swordtail

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish.
    — But ongoing efforts to sequence genes from other fishes, including salmon and swordtail, will also help to test the theory, Postlethwait says.
  2. Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing.

词形变化

swordtails plural

词源

From sword + tail.
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