HyperDic: a]_testudineus

English > 1 sense of the expression A. testudineus:
NOUNanimalA. testudineus, climbing perch, Anabas testudineusa small perch / perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air
English > A. testudineus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA small perch / perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land.
Synonymsclimbing perch, Anabas testudineus
Member ofAnabas, genus AnabasThe type genus of the family Anabantidae
BroaderfishAny of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

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