rainbow fish

noun

: any of numerous brilliantly colored fishes (such as a wrasse, parrotfish, or guppy)

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The guides found the Makira rainbow fish–a common fish to local communities–after several days. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 July 2024 Meet a rainbow fish and other new species discovered in 2022 These are just a few of the hundreds of newfound species that scientists described in 2022. Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 12 May 2023 We could get married in a synagogue, or on a campground with a functional Ferris wheel, or at an aquarium between walls of rainbow fish. Ruth Madievsky, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rainbow fish was in 1722

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“Rainbow fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainbow%20fish. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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