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Betta
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betta
Translingual
right|thumb|Betta simplex species Betta simplex
Etymology
mul la-new -, from mul ms ikan bettah, from mul ms ikan fish + mul ms bettah the name of an ancient warrior tribe.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Osphronemidae fish, including species Betta splendens, the Siamese fighting fish
Hypernyms
family ; Macropodusinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Betta picta species (syn. Betta trifasciata species, spotted betta) - type species; Betta fusca species (dusky betta), Betta livida species, Betta splendens species (Siamese fighting fish) - selected species; for other species see 1
Translations
vertebrate animal
Chinese: zh 搏魚
Japanese: ja ベタ ベタ, beta, ja 闘魚 とうぎょ, tōgyo
Persian: fa ماهی بتا
Russian: ru Петушки
References
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mul Fish
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Bettuson Bettudóttir
Declension
Betta Bettu Bettu Bettu
Italian
Pronunciation
Bétta
Proper noun
f
it female Elisabetta
Derived terms
it Bettina
Anagrams
it abett batte batté