ALL meanings of platy
plat·y
P p - adjective platy (of an igneous rock) split into thin, flat sheets, often resembling strata, as a result of uneven cooling. 1
- abbreviation PLATY platyfish. 1
- adjective platy of, relating to, or designating rocks the constituents of which occur in flaky layers 0
- noun platy any of various small brightly coloured freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the Central American genus Xiphophorus, esp X. maculatus 0
- adjective platy composed of plates, sheets, or slabs, as certain sandstones or limestones 0
- noun platy any of a number of brightly colored, freshwater livebearer fishes (genus Xiphophorus) of Central America: used in tropical aquariums 0