helleri

[ hel-uh-rahy, -ree ]

noun

1. a brightly colored, playful topminnow that is a hybrid of Xiphophorus helleri and X. maculatus, bred for aquariums.
2. swordtail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of helleri¹

1905–10; < New Latin helleri (of Heller), a specific epithet, after Carl Heller, 20th cent. tropical fish collector

Example Sentences

Vitis cordifolia helleri is first mentioned by Bailey in 1897.

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It is to honor his contributions to mammalogy that the subspecies is named helleri.

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The dark color is as might be expected since helleri inhabits the humid Tropical Zone.

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