tropical fish
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tropical fish
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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At this rainforest-like indoor farm, where creatures such as coral, tropical fish and sea cucumbers inhabit different aquariums, Kinjo bred "miracle coral" with extra resistance to warmer water.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of a tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
We stop in front of a big tropical fish tank, and it takes everything in me to look away from her at the brightly colored fish behind the glass.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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