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gou·ra·mi | \ gü-ˈrä-mē 
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\ plural gourami or gouramis also gouramies
Definition of gourami
: any of numerous African and Asian tropical freshwater bony fishes (order Perciformes): such as
a : 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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The first known use of gourami was in 1878
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