swordtail Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
    Xyphophorus helleri; topminnow; helleri.

WordNet


Sword"tail` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The limulus. (b) Any hemipterous insect of the genus Uroxiphus, found upon forest trees.

Webster 1913