danio

American

[dey-nee-oh] / ˈdeɪ niˌoʊ /

noun

any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.

danio British

/ ˈdeɪnɪˌəʊ /

noun

any brightly coloured tropical freshwater cyprinid fish of the genus Danio and related genera: popular aquarium fishes

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noun

danios

plural

Etymology

Origin of danio

Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1880–85

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