climbing gourami
climbing gourami noun: any fish of the taxonomic family Anabantidae.
Noun
climbing gourami (plural climbing gouramis or climbing gouramies)
- Any fish of the taxonomic family Anabantidae.
- Ananantidae. This family, known as the climbing gouramis, contains three genera, Anabas (1 species), Cteropoma (at least 25 species) and Sandelia (2).1997, Jeffrey B. Graham, Air-Breathing Fishes: Evolution, Diversity, and Adaptation, page 54
- The anabantids, or climbing gouramis (Channa), are adapted to freshwater wetlands.2000, Ramon Folch i Guillén, Josep María Camarasa, Encyclopedia of the Biosphere: Tropical rainforests, volume 2, page 157
- Synonyms:
- anabantid, climbing perch
climbing gourami meaning in Tamil
climbing gourami in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of climbing gourami
Forms of climbing gourami
| plural | climbing gouramis |
|---|---|
| plural | climbing gouramies |
Origin of climbing gourami
From climbing + gourami.
Questions about climbing gourami
- What does climbing gourami mean?
- Climbing gourami means any fish of the taxonomic family Anabantidae.
- What is climbing gourami in Tamil?
- Climbing gourami in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Climbing gourami meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is climbing gourami?
- Climbing gourami is a noun.
- What is the plural of climbing gourami?
- The plural of climbing gourami is climbing gouramis.
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