| 单词 | labyrinth fish |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslabyrinth fish labyrinth fish n. any fish of the perciform suborder Anabantoidei, characterized by the possession of a labyrinth (sense 3c), and including many aquarium fishes (e.g. gouramis, Siamese fighting fish, and paradise fish). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Anabantoidei > family Anabantidae > member of (Siamese fighter) labyrinth fish1835 paradise fish1858 gourami1878 Siamese fighting fish1929 kissing gourami1935 fighting fish- 1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 100/1 The supply of water which these labyrinth fishes take with them is sufficient to maintain them in life for several hours. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 243/2 Because of the special labyrinthine breathing apparatus located in a cavity above each gill chamber.., the members of this family [sc. Anabantidae] are called labyrinth fishes. 2015 Vet. Clinics N. Amer.: Exotic Animal Pract. 18 310 Betta fish are labyrinth fish, meaning they can breathe air at the surface. < as lemmas |
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