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–noun
any small fish of the genus
Anabas,
of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
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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
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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