The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Climbing \Climb"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of Climb. [1913 Webster] Climbing fern. See under Fern. Climbing perch. (Zool.) See Anabas, and Labyrinthici. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
climbing perch n 1: a 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 [syn: climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, A. testudineus]