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anabantids

anabantids is the plural of anabantid.

Meaning of anabantid

Noun

anabantid (plural anabantids)

  1. Any member of the family Anabantidae of climbing perches.
    • Again, the emotions of jealousy and rivalry are manifested to such an extent by the anabantid betta pugnax of Siam, that the species has been cultivated by the inhabitants of the country for the sport they furnish, which for them vies in interest with the cock-fights and bull-fights of the Spanish...1883 June 30, “Animal Intelligence”, in The Critic, volume 3, number 77, page 300

Questions about anabantids

What is anabantids the plural of?
Anabantids is the plural of anabantid.

Words near anabantids in the dictionary

  1. anabaenolysin
  2. anabaenolysins
  3. anabaenopeptin
  4. anabaenopeptins
  5. anabantid
  6. anabantids
  7. anabantiform
  8. anabantiforms
  9. anabantoid
  10. anabantoids
  11. anabaptise

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