danio

[ dey-nee-oh ]

noun,plural da·ni·os.
  1. any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.

Origin of danio

1
Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for danio

danio

/ (ˈdeɪnɪˌəʊ) /


nounplural -os
  1. any brightly coloured tropical freshwater cyprinid fish of the genus Danio and related genera: popular aquarium fishes

Origin of danio

1
C19: from New Latin, of obscure origin

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