Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various species of small, brightly colored, long-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Betta of Southeast Asia, many of which, such as the Siamese fighting fish, are popular in home aquariums.
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- noun A fish of the genus
Betta , especiallyBetta splendens , also known as aSiamese fighting fish .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"South Africa," our female betta is looking kind of green around the gills (though not literally).
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2008
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Or will there always be small, clear-ish floaty bits in betta water?
Schweet! mecamind 2007
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Neither the shrimp/goby duo nor the betta are the subject of this post, though.
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Neither the shrimp/goby duo nor the betta are the subject of this post, though.
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Um, is it possible that a betta could be a picky eater?
Pounding The Rock CapHill 2010
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Windows 7 beta gets a mascot - The Windows 7 beta features the Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish.
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Windows 7 beta gets a mascot - The Windows 7 beta features the Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish.
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Windows 7 beta gets a mascot - The Windows 7 beta features the Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish.
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Windows 7 beta gets a mascot - The Windows 7 beta features the Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish.
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Windows 7 beta gets a mascot - The Windows 7 beta features the Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish.
Tyanna commented on the word betta
It's a fish. :-)
January 7, 2012