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bet⋅ta

[bet-uh]

Origin:
1925–30; < NL < ?

fighting fish

–noun
any of several brightly colored labyrinth fishes of the genus Betta, found in Southeast Asia.
Also called betta.
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bet·ta   (bět'ə)   
n.  Any of various species of small, brightly colored, long-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Betta, found in southeast Asia.

[New Latin Betta, genus name.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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