medaka

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mi dak′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•da•ka  (mi dak′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fisha small Japanese fish, Oryzias latipes, common in rice fields, often kept in aquariums.
  • Japanese, equivalent. to me(y) (earlier *mai) eye + -daka, combining form of taka high
  • 1930–35

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