Word of the Day:
betta
What It Means
Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).
Betta in Context
“"Do you know that Siamese fighting fish—bettas—excrete ammonia in their waste, and that ammonia is toxic to fish? Twenty-four hours flapping their little gills in the same, unfiltered water, and they're history.[…]"”
Did You Know?
From the genus name.
Source and license
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