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climbing perch

DEFINITIONS OF: climbing perch

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n 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

Synonyms:
A. testudineus, Anabas testudineus
Type of:
fish
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
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