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A. TESTUDINEUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does A. testudineus mean? 

A. TESTUDINEUS (noun)
  The noun A. TESTUDINEUS has 1 sense:

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 landplay

  Familiarity information: A. TESTUDINEUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


A. TESTUDINEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

A. testudineus; Anabas testudineus; climbing perch

Hypernyms ("A. testudineus" is a kind of...):

fish (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills)

Holonyms ("A. testudineus" is a member of...):

Anabas; genus Anabas (the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch)


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