rainbowfishn.

Brit.

/ˈreɪnbəʊˌfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈreɪnboʊˌfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rainbow n., fish n.¹

Etymology: < rainbow n. + fish n.¹ The fish is so named on account of its multicoloured scales.

1. Any of various small, brightly coloured freshwater fishes, several of which are popular in tropical aquaria; esp. (a) the guppy, Poecilia reticulata; (b) U.S. the rainbow darter, Etheostoma caeruleum; (c) any of several fishes of (or formerly of) the family Atherinidae, as Australasian fish of the genus Melanotaenia (family Melanotaeniidae).

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1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 12 Feb. 222/3 The rainbow fish [is] a native of the ponds and trenches near the Ganges. As its name suggests, the rainbow is characterized by its brilliant-hued scales.

?1877 J. B. Holder Hist. Amer. Fauna in J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. (new ed.) p. cclvi/2 Blue Darter (Poecilichthys ceruleus, Agassiz), called Rainbow-fish and Blue Johnny, is abundant in the Mississippi Valley, and is the most brilliantly colored of all.

1927 A. E. Hodge Trop. Aquarium-fishes v. 75 One of the best known of the Killifishes..is the Guppy, or Rainbow Fish (Lebistes Reticulatus) commonly known as ‘Millions’.

1962 D. W. Tucker tr. G. Sterba Freshwater Fishes of World 807 Dwarf Rainbowfish, Blacklined Rainbowfish. Northern Australia.

2000 R. Haeffner in R. P. Reading & B. Miller Endangered Animals 178 The eastern coast [region of Madagascar] contains many species of rainbowfish (Bedotiidae).

2. Any of numerous brightly coloured wrasses (family Labridae) and parrotfishes (families Scaridae and Odacidae) occurring in warm seas, esp. in the Indo-Pacific. Cf. rainbow wrasse n. at rainbow n. Compounds 3.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of genus Coris (rainbow-fish)

rainbow wrasse1836

Maori1882

rainbowfish1955

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 205 In this limpid pool were many gorgeously-colored species, the angel-fish, the parrot-fish, the rainbow-fish.

1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. iv. 156 In the rainbow and parrot fishes they [sc. pharyngeal teeth] are highly specialised.

1955 I. S. R. Munro Marine & Fresh Water Fishes Ceylon 183 Rainbow Fish, Wrasses... Mostly brilliant coloured species.

1985 A. Wheeler World Encycl. Fishes 210/1 Heteroscarus acroptilus. Rainbowfish... Scaridae. A species of parrotfish found in the waters of s. Australia.

2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 53/3 Swirling around the base of mushroomed coral outcrops is a veritable piscine kaleidoscope of reef dwellers..: Clown fish, Butterfly fish, Rainbow fish, Lionfish, et al.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rainbowfish
释义	rainbowfishn. Brit. /ˈreɪnbəʊˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈreɪnboʊˌfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rainbow n., fish n.¹ Etymology: < rainbow n. + fish n.¹ The fish is so named on account of its multicoloured scales. 1. Any of various small, brightly coloured freshwater fishes, several of which are popular in tropical aquaria; esp. (a) the guppy, Poecilia reticulata; (b) U.S. the rainbow darter, Etheostoma caeruleum; (c) any of several fishes of (or formerly of) the family Atherinidae, as Australasian fish of the genus Melanotaenia (family Melanotaeniidae). ΚΠ 1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 12 Feb. 222/3 The rainbow fish [is] a native of the ponds and trenches near the Ganges. As its name suggests, the rainbow is characterized by its brilliant-hued scales. ?1877 J. B. Holder Hist. Amer. Fauna in J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. (new ed.) p. cclvi/2 Blue Darter (Poecilichthys ceruleus, Agassiz), called Rainbow-fish and Blue Johnny, is abundant in the Mississippi Valley, and is the most brilliantly colored of all. 1927 A. E. Hodge Trop. Aquarium-fishes v. 75 One of the best known of the Killifishes..is the Guppy, or Rainbow Fish (Lebistes Reticulatus) commonly known as ‘Millions’. 1962 D. W. Tucker tr. G. Sterba Freshwater Fishes of World 807 Dwarf Rainbowfish, Blacklined Rainbowfish. Northern Australia. 2000 R. Haeffner in R. P. Reading & B. Miller Endangered Animals 178 The eastern coast [region of Madagascar] contains many species of rainbowfish (Bedotiidae). 2. Any of numerous brightly coloured wrasses (family Labridae) and parrotfishes (families Scaridae and Odacidae) occurring in warm seas, esp. in the Indo-Pacific. Cf. rainbow wrasse n. at rainbow n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of genus Coris (rainbow-fish) rainbow wrasse1836 Maori1882 rainbowfish1955 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 205 In this limpid pool were many gorgeously-colored species, the angel-fish, the parrot-fish, the rainbow-fish. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. iv. 156 In the rainbow and parrot fishes they [sc. pharyngeal teeth] are highly specialised. 1955 I. S. R. Munro Marine & Fresh Water Fishes Ceylon 183 Rainbow Fish, Wrasses... Mostly brilliant coloured species. 1985 A. Wheeler World Encycl. Fishes 210/1 Heteroscarus acroptilus. Rainbowfish... Scaridae. A species of parrotfish found in the waters of s. Australia. 2002 Trav. Afr. Winter 53/3 Swirling around the base of mushroomed coral outcrops is a veritable piscine kaleidoscope of reef dwellers..: Clown fish, Butterfly fish, Rainbow fish, Lionfish, et al. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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