Word
koi
Definition
n. a large, colourful type of fish that people keep in garden ponds for decoration.
n. ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp, originally from East Asia, bred for specific colours and patterns.
Examples
“The team found a new koi that might be an Earth-like planet.”
“After analyzing the light curves from the telescope, the researchers identified a promising koi in the Cygnus constellation.”
“While thousands of stars were flagged as a koi during the initial mission, many were later reclassified as false positives caused by eclipsing binary star systems rather than orbiting planets.”
Examples
simple
“The team found a new koi that might be an Earth-like planet.”
contextual
“After analyzing the light curves from the telescope, the researchers identified a promising koi in the Cygnus constellation.”
complex
“While thousands of stars were flagged as a koi during the initial mission, many were later reclassified as false positives caused by eclipsing binary star systems rather than orbiting planets.”
Etymology
From Japanese 鯉 (koi).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.