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nounhellery (plural helleries)
plural helleries
- A fish, a kind of swordtail.
The tiny guppy is sometimes mated with the hellery or swordtail.
1935, Popular Mechanics Magazine, volume 64, numbers 4-6, page 261 more example
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
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