zebrafish
zebrafish Lexical Profile
zebrafish Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A widely utilized vertebrate model organism in genetic, developmental, and biomedical research, highly valued for its rapid embryonic development and optically transparent embryos.
"Researchers observed the transparent embryos of the zebrafish under a microscope to study the early stages of vertebrate heart development."
A small, tropical freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family, native to the rivers of South Asia and characterized by distinctive horizontal blue stripes extending along its body.
"The community aquarium was beautifully maintained, housing a lively mix of neon tetras and zebrafish."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named in the early 20th century for the distinctive dark-blue, horizontal stripes running along its body, which evoke the contrasting stripes of a zebra.
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