tropical fish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tropical fish
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The only other facility we were allowed to see was a karaoke club, with spectacular private rooms, cavernous domes entirely covered in digital screens on which huge tropical fish and sharks swam.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
The novel populations of tropical fish in temperate ecosystems are not having much of an impact now, but may do in the future.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2024
Mr. Kimura — whose cafe exhibits around 40 types of reptiles, plus three owls and some tropical fish — said he took extra care to ensure he was not contributing to these problems.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
He eats whatever he can scrounge up, including, at one point, tropical fish.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
Fadi flipped open the book on undersea life and examined the bold colors of the tropical fish.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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