platy adjective. ['pleɪti] M16.
[from PLATE noun + -Y¹.]
1. Consisting or formed of plates; platelike. M16-E17.

2. Mineralogy & Petrography. Consisting of or easily separating into plates; flaky. E19.

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platy noun. ['plati] E20.
[Colloq. abbreviation of mod. Latin Platypoecilus former genus name (formed as PLATY- + Greek poikilos variegated).]
Any ornamental freshwater fish of the genus Xiphophorus, native to SE Mexico, esp. X. maculatus. Also platy-fish.

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platy- combining form. ['plati]
[Greek platu-, combining form of platus.]
Broad, flat.

■ platyce'phalic,

■ platy'cephalous adjectives having a flat or broad head M19.

■ platy'cephaly noun platycephalic condition E20.

■ platy'pellic adjective [Greek pella bowl] having or designating a pelvis whose transverse diameter is much greater than its anteroposterior diameter L19.

■ platy'scopic adjective designating a lens or combination of lenses giving a wide field of view L19.

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