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Definition of gourami
gourami
orgouramis
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: any of numerous African and Asian tropical freshwater bony fishes (order Perciformes): such asa : a large Asian food fish (Osphronemus goramy of the family Osphronemidae)b : any of various small fishes (families Belontiidae and Helostomatidae) often kept in aquariums
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Origin and Etymology of gourami
Malay dialect (Java), from Javanese graméh
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