释义 |
bet·ta \ˈbed.ə\ noun Etymology: New Latin 1. capitalized : a genus of small brilliantly colored long-finned freshwater anabantid fishes of southeastern Asia related to the climbing perch 2. -s sometimes capitalized : any fish of the genus Betta; especially : one (B. splendens) often kept in the tropical aquarium — called also Siamese fighting fish [Siamese fighting fish] |