tropical fish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tropical fish
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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On the Discovery Cove website, it is described as an "all-inclusive day resort" which offers opportunities to swim with dolphins and snorkel among tropical fish.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024
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
Critics of the tropical fish trade at large have described it as notoriously difficult to track and regulate, and call it a major contributor to the decline of some jeopardized species.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023
He eats whatever he can scrounge up, including, at one point, tropical fish.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023
The coffee shop buzzed, college students mingling like showy tropical fish with their brightly colored hair.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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