zebrafish

ze·bra·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zee-bruh-fish; British also zeb-ruh-]
- /ˈzi brəˌfɪʃ; British also ˈzɛb rə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zee-bruh-fish; British also zeb-ruh-]
- /ˈzi brəˌfɪʃ; British also ˈzɛb rə-/

Definitions of zebrafish word

noun plural zebrafish a small, slender freshwater fish, Brachydanio rerio, having luminous bluish-black and silvery-gold horizontal stripes: popular in home aquariums. 1
noun zebrafish A small striped fish, Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments. 1
noun zebrafish an Indian tropical fish with dark blue and silvery stripes 0

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Origin of zebrafish

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75; zebra + fish

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zebrafish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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