danio
[ dey-nee-oh ]
noun,plural da·ni·os.
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
Origin of danio
1Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1880–85
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British Dictionary definitions for danio
danio
/ (ˈdeɪnɪˌəʊ) /
nounplural -os
any brightly coloured tropical freshwater cyprinid fish of the genus Danio and related genera: popular aquarium fishes
Origin of danio
1C19: from New Latin, of obscure origin
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