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fighting fish

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small aggressive freshwater fish originating from Thailand, popular as aquarium fish, Betta splendens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 泰國鬥魚 /泰国斗鱼 (Tàiguó dòuyú) — Betta splendens
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬥魚 /斗鱼 (dòuyú) — Betta splendens
  • Dutch: Siamese kempvis — Betta splendens
  • Finnish: taistelukala — Betta splendens
  • French: combattant — Betta splendens
  • German: Siamesischer Kampffisch — Betta splendens
  • Greek: μονομάχος ψάρι (monomáchos psári) — Betta splendens
  • Hungarian: harcoshal — Betta splendens
  • Italian: pesce combattente — Betta splendens
  • Khmer: ក្រឹម (krəm) — Betta splendens
  • Portuguese: peixe-de-briga — Betta splendens
  • Portuguese: beta — Betta splendens
  • Portuguese: peixe-beta — Betta splendens
  • Russian: бойцо́вая ры́бка (bojcóvaja rýbka) — Betta splendens
  • Russian: петушо́к (petušók) — Betta splendens
  • Spanish: luchador de Siam — Betta splendens
  • Thai: ปลากัด (bplaa gàt) — Betta splendens