First Known Use: 1933
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medaka
noun me·da·ka \mə-ˈdä-kə\
Definition of MEDAKA
: a small Japanese freshwater fish (Oryzias latipes) usually silvery brown in the wild but from pale yellow to deep red in aquarium strains
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Origin of MEDAKA
Japanese
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