panchax
[ pan-chaks ]
/ ˈpæn tʃæks /
noun
any of a variety of colorful tropical Old World fishes of the genus Aplocheilus and related genera: popular in home aquariums.
Origin of panchax
1960–65; < New Latin (formerly a genus name); of unexplained orig.
Words nearby panchax
pancake kidney,
pancarditis,
pancetta,
pancha sila,
panchaia,
panchax,
panchayat,
panchen lama,
panchetto,
panchreston,
panchromatic
British Dictionary definitions for panchax
panchax
/ (ˈpænˌtʃæks) /
noun
any of several brightly coloured tropical Asian cyprinodont fishes of the genus Aplocheilus, such as A. panchax (blue panchax)
Word Origin for panchax
C19: from New Latin (former generic name), of obscure origin