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hellery

hellery noun: a fish, a kind of swordtail.

Noun

hellery (plural helleries)

  1. A fish, a kind of swordtail.
    • The helleries attain a length in the male of about three inches and less in the female. They are silver bellied, light gray back with pink sides […]1917, The American Angler, volume 2, page 12
    • The tiny guppy is sometimes mated with the hellery or swordtail.1935, Popular Mechanics Magazine, volume 64, numbers 4-6, page 26

Forms of hellery

pluralhelleries

Questions about hellery

What does hellery mean?
Hellery means a fish, a kind of swordtail.
What part of speech is hellery?
Hellery is a noun.
What is the plural of hellery?
The plural of hellery is helleries.

Words near hellery in the dictionary

  1. helleries
  2. hellers
  3. Hellerstein
  4. Hellerup
  5. Hellerwork
  6. hellery
  7. helles
  8. Hellesdon
  9. Hellespont
  10. Hellespontian
  11. Hellespontic

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