climbing perch

Noun
Synonyms: climbing perchAnabas testudineusA. testudineus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  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 landSynonyms: climbing perchAnabas testudineusA. testudineus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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