zebrafish
Americannoun
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zebrafishes,
plural
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zebrafish
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of zebrafish
Example Sentences
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Looking across more than 550 million years of evolutionary history, the team found evidence of the same two-origin arrangement in chickens, zebrafish and even acorn worms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Experiments in zebrafish, along with detailed studies of cilia in other tissues, suggested that the same cellular mechanism may contribute to the development of several organs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
To investigate how neutrophils influence healing, the researchers studied larval zebrafish, which are able to regenerate damaged spinal cords.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
One of the major challenges in regenerative medicine is understanding why zebrafish can recover from spinal cord injuries while humans generally cannot.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Additional experiments in zebrafish helped uncover the biological mechanism behind the damage.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
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