SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH

Meaning of SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH in English

a labyrinth fish, Betta splendens, that has been bred for centuries to develop brilliant coloration, very long fins, and pugnacity. See illus. at fighting fish .

[ 1930-35 ]

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SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — noun Date: 1929 a brightly colored betta ( Betta splendens ) that has highly aggressive males and is a popular …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — Freshwater tropical fish (Betta splendens ;family Belontiidae or Anabantidae), noted for the males' pugnacity toward one another. A native of …
Английский словарь Британика
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — noun see betta
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : betta 2 siamesef.jpg [ Siamese fighting fish ]
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — Date: 1929 : a brightly colored betta ( Betta splendens ) that has highly aggressive males and is a popular …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — Function: noun Date: 1929 : a brightly colored betta ( Betta splendens ) that has highly aggressive males and is …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — [Siamese fighting fish] n (1933): a brightly colored betta (Betta splendens) that has highly aggressive males and is a popular …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — (Betta splendens), freshwater tropical fish of the family Belontiidae (classified by some authorities as Anabantidae; order Perciformes), noted for the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — Freshwater tropical fish (Betta splendens ;family Belontiidae or Anabantidae), noted for the males' pugnacity toward one another. A native of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — Воин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — Борец
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH — Боец
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SIAMESE — adj/n Siamese; catto siamese Siamese cat; geminos siamese Siamese twins
Interlingua English vocab
FIGHTING — pagaway
English-Visayan vocabulary
SIAMESE — I. adjective Etymology: Siam (Thailand); in senses 2 & 3, from ~ twin Date: 1693 of, relating to, or characteristic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIAMESE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=Siamese cat">Siamese cat Siamese fighting fish
Английский словарь Британика
FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
Английский словарь Британика
SIAMESE — noun see thai
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIAMESE — I. |sīə|mēz, -ēs adjective Etymology: Siam (Thailand) + English -ese (adjective suffix) 1. usually capitalized : thailand 2. usually capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIGHTING — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of fighten to fight 1. : designed or intended to fight a fighting …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIAMESE — (n. sing. & pl.) The language of the Siamese.
Английский словарь Webster
FIGHTING — (a.) Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field.
Английский словарь Webster
FIGHTING — (a.) Qualified for war; fit for battle.
Английский словарь Webster
FIGHTING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fight
Английский словарь Webster
SIAMESE — ( n. sing. & pl. ) The language of the Siamese.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIAMESE — /suy'euh meez", -mees"/ , adj., n., pl. Siamese . adj. 1. of or pertaining to Siam, its people, or their …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIGHTING — /fuy"ting/ , adj. 1. fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape. 2. tending or meant to …
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FIGHTING — n. combat, battle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIGHTING — adj. militant, combative, warlike
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIAMESE — adj. of or pertaining to Siam or its inhabitants, of or pertaining to the Siamese language
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FISH
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIAMESE — I. ˌsī-ə-ˈmēz, -ˈmēs adjective Etymology: Siam (Thailand); in senses 2 & 3, from Siamese twin Date: 1693 1. : of, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIAMESE — noun ·sg & ·pl the language of the siamese. 2. siamese ·adj of or pertaining to siam, its native people, …
Webster English vocab
FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
Webster English vocab
FIGHTING — adj qualified for war; fit for battle. 2. fighting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of fight. 3. fighting ·adj occupied in war; …
Webster English vocab
FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIAMESE — [Si.a.mese] adj [Siam (Thailand); in senses 2. & 3, fr. Siamese twin] (1693) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH
Britannica English vocabulary
SIAMESE — Siamese, seal point. popular short-haired breed of domestic cat originally from Siam (Thailand). Its origin as a breed is unknown. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIAMESE — Siamese BrE AmE ˌsa ɪ‿ ə ˈmiːz ◂ -ˈmiːs ▶ ˌ Siamese ˈ cat BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Siamese ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIAMESE — ➡ Siamese cat
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHTING — ➡ fight
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIGHTING — fight ‧ ing /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] when people or groups fight each other in a war, in the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIAMESE — n. & adj. --n. (pl. same) 1 a a native of Siam (now Thailand) in SE Asia. b the language …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIAMESE — n. & adj. n. (pl. same) 1 a a native of Siam (now Thailand) in SE Asia. b the language …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISH — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1. a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly …
Oxford English vocab
SIAMESE — n. & adj. --n. (pl. same) 1. a a native of Siam (now Thailand) in SE Asia. b the language …
Oxford English vocab
FISH — ( fish, or fishes, fishes, fishing, fished) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish pond a fishing boat ▪ The fishing boats go out to sea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIGHTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fighting chance (= a small but real chance ) ▪ The Republican Party has …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIGHTING — [noun] [U], [adjective] [not gradable]Fierce fighting has continued all day on the outskirts of the town. Fighting ships are ships …
Cambridge English vocab
FISH — n. fish farming fish duck fish hawk archer fish blind fish bony fish fish poisoning Fish Hamilton flying fish Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SIAMESE — adj. Siamese twins Siamese cat Siamese fighting fish
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, Chinook salmon, G, G-note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIGHTING — Synonyms and related words : Chinese boxing, Kilkenny cats, aggressive, all-out war, altercation, antagonistic, appeal to arms, argument, armed combat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIAMESE — adj. Siamese is used with these nouns: ↑ twin
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FIGHTING — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter , fierce , hard , heavy , intense , serious ▪ bloody ▪ continued , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
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