medaka
medaka noun: oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums.
Noun
medaka (plural medakas or medaka)
- Oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums.
- […] report oscillating patterns in the rate of genetic variation around the start sites of transcription in the medaka (Japanese killifish, Oryzias latipes ) genome.2009 January 16, Colin A. M. Semple, Martin S. Taylor, “MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: The Structure of Change”, in Science, volume 323, number 5912
- Similar to the findings in medaka, fathead minnows treated with an intermediate concentration (10ng/L) of EE2 [18] in the ambient water at various timeranges throughout development did not result in sexreversal.^([sic])2009, Daniel Dietrich, Heiko O. Krieger, Histological Analysis of Endocrine Disruptive Effects in Small Laboratory Fish, page 47
- Synonyms:
- Japanese killifish, Japanese rice fish
medaka meaning in Tamil
medaka in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of medaka
- Japanese killifish
- Japanese rice fish
Forms of medaka
| plural | medakas |
|---|---|
| plural | medaka |
Origin of medaka
Borrowed from Japanese メダカ.
Questions about medaka
- What does medaka mean?
- Medaka means oryzias latipes, a small Japanese ricefish, popular for use in aquariums.
- What is medaka in Tamil?
- Medaka in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Medaka meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is medaka?
- Medaka is a noun.
- What is the plural of medaka?
- The plural of medaka is medakas.
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