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Siamese fighting fish

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A freshwater fish, Betta splendens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: betta, plakat

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сиа́мска бо́йна ри́ба (siámska bójna ríba) — a freshwater fish
  • Burmese: ဖိုက်တာ (hpuikta) — a freshwater fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泰國鬥魚 /泰国斗鱼 — a freshwater fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五彩搏魚 /五彩搏鱼 — a freshwater fish
  • Finnish: taistelukala — a freshwater fish
  • French: combattant — a freshwater fish
  • German: Siamesischer Kampffisch — a freshwater fish
  • Hebrew: דג קרב סיאמי — a freshwater fish
  • Hungarian: sziámi harcoshal — a freshwater fish
  • Italian: pesce combattente — a freshwater fish
  • Italian: pesce siamese combattente — a freshwater fish
  • Japanese: ベタ (beta) — a freshwater fish
  • Malay: ikan pelaga — a freshwater fish
  • Malay: ikan laga — a freshwater fish
  • Norwegian: siamesisk kampfisk — a freshwater fish
  • Polish: bojownik syjamski — a freshwater fish
  • Polish: bojownik wspaniały — a freshwater fish
  • Swedish: siamesisk kampfisk — a freshwater fish
  • Thai: ปลากัด — a freshwater fish
  • Thai: ปลากัดภาคกลาง — a freshwater fish
  • Ukrainian: бійцівська рибка сіамська (bijcivsʹka rybka siamsʹka) — a freshwater fish
  • Vietnamese: cá chọi — a freshwater fish
  • Vietnamese: cá đá — a freshwater fish
  • Vietnamese: cá chọi Xiêm — a freshwater fish
  • Vietnamese: cá Xiêm — a freshwater fish
  • Vietnamese: cá lia thia Xiêm — a freshwater fish