Resembling a plate; also; consisting of plates or flaky layers — used chiefly of soil or mineral formations

Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish; SYN. Platypoecilus maculatus.
Either of two tropical American freshwater live-bearers (Xiphophorus maculatus and x. variatus) that have a highly variable often brilliant color and are popular aquarium fishes — called also platyyfish