- a large SE Asian labyrinth fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food and (when young) as an aquarium fish
- any of various other labyrinth fishes, such as Helostoma temmincki (kissing gourami), many of which are brightly coloured and popular aquarium fishes
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gou•ra•mi
(gŏŏ rä′mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -mi, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -mis.
- Fisha large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- Fishany of several small, air-breathing, nest-building Asiatic fishes of the genera Trichogaster, Colisa, and Trichopsis, often kept in aquariums.
- Javanese graméh
- Malay (Java dialect, dialectal) gurami
- 1875–80
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gourami /ˈɡʊərəmɪ/ n ( pl -mi, -mis)
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