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paradise fish

noun

  1. any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.

paradise fish

noun

  1. any of several beautifully coloured labyrinth fishes of the genus Macropodus, esp M. opercularis, of S and SE Asia

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Origin of paradise fish1

First recorded in 1855–60

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