plural of platy

Resembling plates. / (heraldry) Of a field semy of plates. / (geology, mineralogy) Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.

Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).

plural of platy

flat; especially, relatively flat but wide

A town in Central Macedonia, Greece. / A small village on Lemnos, Greece.

A tropical fish kept in aquaria, Xiphophorus variatus

plural of variatus platy

(anatomy) A broad sheet of muscle that is situated on each side of the neck immediately under the superficial fascia belonging to the group of facial muscles, extends from the collar bone to the angle of the jaw and overlaps the sternocleidomastoid; it is innervated by the facial nerve, draws the lower lip and the corner of the mouth to the side and down, and when moved forcefully expands the neck and draws its skin upward.

plural of platysma