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Definition of Gourami
1. n. A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe.
Definition of Gourami
1. Noun. An edible fresh-water fish of the Osphronemidae family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gourami
1. a food fish [n -S or -ES]
Medical Definition of Gourami
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gourami
Literary usage of Gourami
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Fish-culture: Embracing All the Details of Artificial Breeding and by Thaddeus Norris (1868)
"The native home of the gourami is the fresh waters of the Malaccan islands—Java,
Madura, ... The gourami attains a very large size, and reaches, it is said, ..."
2. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"Since there is already an abundance of literature on the gourami, I will add only
a reference to the accompanying illustration, which is a reproduction of a ..."
3. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1867)
"The prospect of propagating the gourami appearing hopeless, one after another
was caught and served up on the table of the governor when a distinguished ..."
4. Spolia Zeylanica by Colombo Museum, National Museums of Sri Lanka, National Museums of Ceylon (1908)
"The gourami is so well known and so highly prized as an article of food ...
True, several attempts to introduce gourami into Ceylon waters have been made in ..."
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