zebrafish

See also: zebra fish

English

Etymology

zebra +‎ fish

Noun

zebrafish (plural zebrafishes or zebrafish)

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

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  • Appendix:List of sequence animal genomes/October 2014
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