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anabas

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an⋅a⋅bas

  [an-uh-bas]
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–noun
any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.

Origin:
1835–45; < NL < Gk, aorist participle of anabaínein to go up. See anabaena
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an·a·bas   (ān'ə-bās')   
n.  A freshwater fish of the family Anabantidae, native to Africa and southeast Asia and including the gourami and climbing perch.

[Greek anabās, aorist participle of anabainein, to go up, climb; see anabaena.]
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