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ANABAS TESTUDINEUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land
Synonyms:
A. testudineus; Anabas testudineus; climbing perch
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anabas testudineus" is a kind of...):
fish (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills)
Holonyms ("Anabas testudineus" is a member of...):
Anabas; genus Anabas (the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch)