Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: danio
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various fish of the genera Danio or Devario.

Example Sentences

"1995, Mary Bailey, The Ultimate Aquarium, Smithmark, page 158, Danios are very similar to barbs but are much slimmer-bodied."
"To me, however, they are more reminiscent of leopard danios than livebearers."
"2019, Madelaine Francis Heleine, Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies, Wiley (For Dummies), page 155, For example, danios need to be fed often because they have high metabolism rates."

Etymology

Etymology tree Bengali ধানি (dhani) Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Translingual Daniobor. English danio Borrowed from translingual Danio, from Bengali ধানি (dhani, “relating to paddies”) + Latin -ō (masculine noun suffix).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ধানি
Suffix: -ō

Inflected Forms

danios (plural)

Phrases

barred danio Bengal danio black barred danio blue danio blue-redstripe danio giant danio glowlight danio gold-ring danio

Frequently Paired Words

danionin cyprinid Cyprinidae Danio Danioninae Devario rasbora zebrafish

Questions

What does danio mean?: Any of various fish of the genera Danio or Devario.
Where does danio come from?: Etymology tree Bengali ধানি (dhani) Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Translingual Daniobor. English danio Borrowed from translingual Danio, from Bengali ধানি (dhani, “relating to paddies”) + Latin -ō (masculine noun suffix).

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