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medaka

American

[mi-dak-uh] / mɪˈdæk ə /

noun

a small Japanese fish, Oryzias latipes, common in rice fields, often kept in aquariums.

Etymology

Origin of medaka

1930–35; < Japanese, equivalent to me ( y ) (earlier *mai ) eye + -daka, combining form of taka high

Example Sentences

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For example, far more macrophages, specialized immune cells, migrated into the wound site in zebrafish than in medaka.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

For example, medaka lack a certain type of muscle cells that are present in zebrafish.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

Unlike medaka, the zebrafish form a transient scar that doesn't calcify into rigid tissue.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

So University of Utah biologists, led by assistant professor Jamie Gagnon, tackled the problem by comparing two fish species: zebrafish, which can regenerate its heart, and medaka, which cannot.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

MCMCTree suggested that H. comes diverged from the common ancestor of stickleback, Nile tilapia, platyfish, fugu, and medaka approximately 103.8 Mya, which corresponds to the Cretaceous period.

From Nature • Dec. 13, 2016

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