Swordtail \Sword"tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The limulus. (b) Any hemipterous insect of the genus {Uroxiphus}, found upon forest trees.
swordtail n : freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish [syn: {helleri}, {topminnow}, {Xyphophorus helleri}]