rainbowfish

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noun

Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.

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Meanings

nounrainbowfish (plural rainbowfishes or rainbowfish)

plural rainbowfishes

  1. Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.

Origin

From rainbow + fish.

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Translations

Finnish sateenkaarikala
  • sateenkaarikalacolourful freshwater fish
Polish tęczanka
  • tęczankacolourful freshwater fish
Cite this entry
APA

rainbowfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbowfish

MLA

“rainbowfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbowfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainbowfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbowfish.

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