zebrafish: Meaning and Definition of

ze•bra•fish

Pronunciation: (zē'bru-fish"Brit.also zeb'ru-), [key]
— pl. -fish•es, -fish.
  1. a small, slender freshwater fish, Brachydanio rerio, having luminous bluish-black and silvery-gold horizontal stripes: popular in home aquariums.
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