anabas

an·a·bas

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


Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin < Greek, aorist participle of anabaínein to go up. See anabaena

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anabas (ˈænəˌbæs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any of several labyrinth fishes of the genus Anabas, esp the climbing fish
 
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek anabainein to go up; see anabaena]

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