Anabas

Anabas
Anabas An"a*bas, n. [Gr. ?, p. p. of ? to advance.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes. [1913 Webster] ||

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  • Anabas — Anabas …   Wikipédia en Français

  • anabas — ● anabas nom masculin (du grec anabainein, monter) Poisson (anabantidé) des eaux douces d Asie tropicale, insectivore, possédant un appareil de respiration aérienne (organe labyrinthiforme) et des épines operculaires qui lui permettent de grimper …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • anabas — [an′ə bas΄] n. [ModL < Gr < anabainein (see ANABASIS): so named from its habit of climbing] any of a genus (Anabas) of freshwater gouramies (family Anabantidae), of Africa and SE Asia, that can live for a long time out of water, as the… …   English World dictionary

  • Anăbas — Anăbas. Fisch, so v.w. Kletterfisch …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Anābas — Anābas, Kletterfisch …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Anabas — Ana …   Wikipédia en Français

  • anabas — /an euh bas /, n. any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia. Cf. climbing perch. [1835 45; < NL < Gk, aorist participle of anabaínein to go up. See ANABAENA] * * * …   Universalium

  • anabas — /ˈænəbæs/ (say anuhbas) noun any member of the genus Anabas which comprises small, freshwater, perch like fishes of southern Asia and Africa. {New Latin, from Greek, aorist participle of anabainein go up} …  

  • Anabas — šliaužikai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Anabas angl. climbing fishes rus. анабасы; рыбы ползуны ryšiai: platesnis terminas – šliaužikinės siauresnis terminas – paprastasis šliaužikas …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Anabas — n. any of the freshwater fish of the climbing perch family native to Asia and Africa, esp. the genus Anabas, able to breathe air and move on land. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk past part. of anabaino walk up …   Useful english dictionary

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