zebrafish

See also: zebra fish

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Etymology

zebra +‎ fish

Noun

zebrafish (plural zebrafishes or zebrafish)

  1. A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
    Synonym: zebra danio
    • 2002, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Pattern Formation in Zebrafish:
      Use of the GAL4-UAS technique for targeted gene expression in the zebrafish.
  2. A member of certain species of Percina (logperch).
  3. Certain venomous lionfish, of genus Pterois.

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