- rainbow fish
- noun Date: 1722 any of numerous brilliantly colored fishes (as a wrasse, parrot fish, or guppy)
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rainbow fish — noun small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums • Syn: ↑guppy, ↑Lebistes reticulatus • Hypernyms: ↑cyprinodont * * * noun 1. : any of numerous brilliantly colored wrasses and parrot fishes of tropical seas … Useful english dictionary
rainbow fish — guppy. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
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