# skinbow

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of a zebrafish: having been genetically engineered to have a skin of many colours, to aid in the visualization of changes in its cells.

## Etymology
Blend of skin + rainbow, coined in 2016 in a paper by C. H. Chen et al, Multicolor Cell Barcoding Technology for Long-Term Surveillance of Epithelial Regeneration in Zebrafish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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