the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Anabantoidei > genus Anabas > member of (tree-climber) (2)
a fish (Anabas scandens), found chiefly in Indian waters, and believed to have the power of ascending trees: see anabas, n.
a person or animal that climbs a tree or trees; spec. (a) = tree-creeper, n. 1; (b) a fish, the anabas, n. or climbing perch.