CLIMBING PERCH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

A. testudineus; Anabas testudineus; climbing perch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("climbing perch" is a kind of...):

fish (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills)

Holonyms ("climbing perch" is a member of...):

Anabas; genus Anabas (the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch)

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