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Definition of zebra danio

zebra danio

Plural:zebra danios
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A small, hardy freshwater fish of the minnow family, native to South Asia and characterized by distinctive horizontal blue stripes, popular in home aquariums and extensively used as a model organism in biomedical research.

Example

"Researchers often study the zebra danio to understand vertebrate development, as its embryos are transparent and grow outside the mother's body."

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Word Nuance & Usage

While common in the aquarium trade as the 'zebra danio', it is almost universally referred to as the 'zebrafish' in scientific and biomedical literature.

• Nearby Words

zebra
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zebra cichlid
zebra danio
zebra loach
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Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Zebra danio. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/zebra%20danio
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