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zebrafish

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ/
  • /ˈzɛbɹəˌfɪʃ/

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zebra danio

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of certain species of Percina (logperch).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Certain venomous lionfish, of genus Pterois.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From zebra + fish.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: peix zebra — Danio rerio
  • Czech: dánio — Danio rerio
  • Czech: zebřička — Danio rerio
  • Finnish: seeprakala — Danio rerio
  • German: Zebrabarbe — Danio rerio
  • German: Zebrabärbling — Danio rerio
  • Hungarian: zebrahal — Danio rerio
  • Hungarian: zebradánió — Danio rerio
  • Korean: 제브라피쉬 (jebeurapiswi) — Danio rerio
  • Portuguese: peixe-zebra — Danio rerio
  • Romanian: zebră — Danio rerio
  • Russian: да́нио-ре́рио (dánio-rério) — Danio rerio
  • Russian: да́мский чуло́к (dámskij čulók) — Danio rerio
  • Russian: брахида́нио-ре́рио (braxidánio-rério) — Danio rerio
  • Swedish: sebrafisk — Danio rerio
  • Swedish: zebrafisk — Danio rerio
  • Turkish: zebra balığı — Danio rerio