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anabantoid

anabantoid noun: a fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, a labyrinth fish.

Noun

anabantoid (plural anabantoids)

  1. A fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, a labyrinth fish.
    • The anabantoids are called ”labyrinth fishes” because every species in the entire suborder possesses paired suprabranchial chambers that function for air breathing (Das, 1927; Bader, 1937; Peters, 1978)[…]Early discussions of the form and possible function of the anabantoid labyrinth organ are...1997, Jeffrey B. Graham, Air-Breathing Fishes: Evolution, Diversity, and Adaptation, page 54
    • The blue, pearl, kissing, and dwarf gouramies are well-known anabantoids. Less familiar anabantoids are the climbing perches and bushfish.[…]Anabantoids are commonly known as labyrinth fishes, referring to a specialized bone above the gill chamber. This structure starts out small in baby...2004, Robert J. Goldstein, The Betta Handbook, page 1

Forms of anabantoid

pluralanabantoids

Origin of anabantoid

From the suborder name Anabantoidei.

Questions about anabantoid

What does anabantoid mean?
Anabantoid means a fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, a labyrinth fish.
What part of speech is anabantoid?
Anabantoid is a noun.
What is the plural of anabantoid?
The plural of anabantoid is anabantoids.

Words near anabantoid in the dictionary

  1. anabaenopeptins
  2. anabantid
  3. anabantids
  4. anabantiform
  5. anabantiforms
  6. anabantoid
  7. anabantoids
  8. anabaptise
  9. anabaptised
  10. anabaptises
  11. anabaptising

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