guppy \guppy\ n. [Named after R. J. L. Guppy, who brought speciments to the British museum. --RHUD] A small freshwater fish of South America and West Indies ({Lebistes reticulatus} or {Poecilia reticulata}, originaly called {Gerardinus guppyi}), often kept in aquariums; also called {rainbow fish}. Syn: rainbow fish, {Lebistes reticulatus}. [WordNet 1.5]