Meanings
nounfighting fish (plural fighting fishes or fighting fish)
plural fighting fishes
- A small aggressive freshwater fish originating from Thailand, popular as aquarium fish, Betta splendens.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 泰國鬥魚 /泰国斗鱼, 鬥魚 /斗鱼
- 泰國鬥魚 /泰国斗鱼 (Tàiguó dòuyú)Betta splendens
- 鬥魚 /斗鱼 (dòuyú)Betta splendens
Dutch Siamese kempvis
- Siamese kempvisBetta splendens
Finnish taistelukala
- taistelukalaBetta splendens
French combattant
- combattantBetta splendens
German Siamesischer Kampffisch
- Siamesischer KampffischBetta splendens
Greek μονομάχος ψάρι
- μονομάχος ψάρι (monomáchos psári)Betta splendens
Hungarian harcoshal
- harcoshalBetta splendens
Italian pesce combattente
- pesce combattenteBetta splendens
Portuguese peixe-de-briga, beta
- peixe-de-brigaBetta splendens
- betaBetta splendens
- peixe-betaBetta splendens
Russian бойцо́вая ры́бка, петушо́к
- бойцо́вая ры́бка (bojcóvaja rýbka)Betta splendens
- петушо́к (petušók)Betta splendens
Spanish luchador de Siam
- luchador de SiamBetta splendens
Thai ปลากัด
- ปลากัด (bplaa gàt)Betta splendens
Cite this entry
APA
fighting fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighting%20fish
MLA
“fighting fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighting%20fish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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