white cloud

noun

1. a small, brightly colored freshwater fish, Tanichthys albonubes, native to China: popular in home aquariums.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white cloud¹

By ellipsis from White Cloud Mountain fish, after a hill of the same name ( Chinese Bǎiyún shān ), NE of Canton, China, where the fish was discovered in 1932

Example Sentences

While New Zealand is the legal name of the country and can only be changed by law, Aotearoa, which translates to "land of the long white cloud", has long been used when referring to New Zealand in Māori.

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Pictures shared with the BBC showed a white cloud in a mushroom shape hanging above the second of two plants in the area, known as Heysham 2.

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They dropped water and he saw a white cloud of steam which sent embers flying everywhere.

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When the airbag shrouded my face in a soft white cloud, I momentarily thought I had died.

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On Thursday, police were investigating one of the explosions and looking for video of the incident when they heard another detonation and saw a white cloud, authorities said.

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