anabas testudineus

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   a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land

   Synonymsclimbing perchA. testudineus

   Broaderfish

   Part ofAnabas

Questions about anabas testudineus

What does anabas testudineus mean?

anabas testudineus means "a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land".

What is another word for anabas testudineus?

Close synonyms include climbing perch, A. testudineus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anabas testudineus a common word?

anabas testudineus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.