zebrafish

American  

[zee-bruh-fish, zeb-ruh-] / ˈzi brəˌfɪʃ, ˈzɛb rə- /

noun

plural

zebrafishes,

plural

zebrafish

1. a small, slender freshwater fish, Brachydanio rerio, having luminous bluish-black and silvery-gold horizontal stripes: popular in home aquariums.

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Etymology

Origin of zebrafish

First recorded in 1765–75; zebra + fish

Example Sentences

The Arabian killifish larvae model was developed with support from an NC3Rs project grant as an alternative to using mouse and zebrafish models, which are commonly used to study interactions between pathogens and their hosts.

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Using zebrafish as a model, the researchers showed that sorbitol, commonly found in "low-calorie" candies and gums and naturally present in stone fruits, can be produced inside the body.

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However, the zebrafish experiments showed that glucose levels in the intestine can become high enough after eating to activate this pathway even under normal conditions.

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It works effectively in mice and zebrafish, supports recordings that last for hours, and does not require any external light source.

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The model suggests that, even 67 million years ago, otophysan fish had nearly as sensitive hearing as zebrafish do today.

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