climbing perch

noun

Anabas testudineus, native to Asia

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climbing gouramiAnabas testudineusA. testudineus
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Meanings

nounclimbing perch (plural climbing perches or climbing perch)

plural climbing perches

  1. Any fish in family Anabantidae
    1. Anabas testudineus, native to Asia
    2. Ctenopoma multispine, native to Africa

Synonyms & antonyms

any

Similar
climbing gourami

nouna 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

Similar
Anabas testudineusA. testudineus
Broader
fish
Also see
anabantidclimbing gouramimarteniko

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kiipijäkala
  • kiipijäkalafish of the family Anabantidae
Indonesian betok
  • betokfish of the family Anabantidae
Malay puyu
  • puyufish of the family Anabantidae
Tagalog liwalo, tinikan
  • liwalofish of the family Anabantidae
  • tinikanfish of the family Anabantidae
  • martinikofish of the family Anabantidae
Tamil கொய், கொய் மீன்
  • கொய் (koy)fish of the family Anabantidae
  • கொய் மீன் (koy mīṉ)fish of the family Anabantidae
  • பனையேறி (paṉaiyēṟi)fish of the family Anabantidae
  • பனைமீன் (paṉaimīṉ)fish of the family Anabantidae
Vietnamese cá rô, cá rô đồng
  • cá rôfish of the family Anabantidae
  • cá rô đồngfish of the family Anabantidae
Cite this entry
APA

climbing perch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20perch

MLA

“climbing perch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20perch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “climbing perch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing%20perch.

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