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anabas

[ an-uh-bas ]

noun

  1. any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.


anabas

/ ˈæəˌæ /

noun

  1. any of several labyrinth fishes of the genus Anabas, esp the climbing fish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anabas1

First recorded in 1835–45; from New Latin, from Greek, participle of ԲíԱ𾱲 “to go up”; ana-, come
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anabas1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek anabainein to go up; see anabaena
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One of those was Kirsty Gaunt, learning and development manager at Anabas facilities management company.

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The climbing perch, or Anabas testudineus, has sharp spines on the extendable cover of its gills, which it uses to drag itself over dry land as it travels from one waterhole to another.

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Like Anabas, the climbing perch, it possesses a suprabranchial accessory respiratory organ.

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But neither these fishes nor Periophthalmus, which runs with rapid movement of its fins and carries the body more or less out of water, or the climbing perch, Anabas, carried out of water over the country by Indian jugglers, ever put on the slightest approach to wings.

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Most aquarists and tropical fans are familiar with Anabas and many other labyrinthine fishes that are favorites among the 600-odd small tropical fishes being imported for home aquaria.

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