ˈbed.ə noun
Etymology: New Latin
1. capitalized : a genus of small brilliantly colored long-finned freshwater anabantid fishes of southeastern Asia related to the climbing perch
2. -s sometimes capitalized : any fish of the genus Betta ; especially : one ( B. splendens ) often kept in the tropical aquarium — called also Siamese fighting fish
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Siamese fighting fish
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