Etymology

danio

D2A1N1I1O1

Today it means: Any of various fish of the genera Danio or Devario. Full definition →

translingual Danio
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromDanio
  2. English todaydanio

Borrowed from translingual Danio, from Bengali ধানি (dhani, “relating to paddies”) + Latin -ō (masculine noun suffix).

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