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zebrafishes

zebrafishes is the plural of zebrafish.

Meaning of zebrafish

Noun

zebrafish (plural zebrafishes or zebrafish)

  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.
    • Use of the GAL4-UAS technique for targeted gene expression in the zebrafish.2002, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Pattern Formation in Zebrafish
    Synonyms:
    zebra danio
  2. A member of certain species of Percina (logperch).
    Synonyms:
    rough-belly darter
  3. Certain venomous lionfish, of genus Pterois.

Questions about zebrafishes

What is zebrafishes the plural of?
Zebrafishes is the plural of zebrafish.

Words near zebrafishes in the dictionary

  1. zebraback
  2. zebraed
  3. zebrafinch
  4. zebrafinches
  5. zebrafish
  6. zebrafishes
  7. zebraic
  8. zebralike
  9. zebrano
  10. zebras
  11. zebrass

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