fighting fish
any of several brightly colored labyrinth fishes of the genus Betta, found in Southeast Asia.
- Also called betta.
- Compare Siamese fighting fish.
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How to use fighting fish in a sentence
If Tracy wanted something crazy, like a fighting fish from Chinatown, Kenneth was the guy who would go out and get it.
Alec Baldwin & Robert Carlock On How They Made '30 Rock' So Funny | Alec Baldwin, Robert Carlock | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSomething took hold and I hooked it and found myself fast to a deep-sea, hard-fighting fish of some kind.
Tales of Fishes | Zane GreyWhen my turn came I was soon fast to a hard-fighting fish, but he did not stay with me long.
Tales of Fishes | Zane GreyA whale is a sure enough big creature, but I never heard he was a fighting fish before.
Wide Courses | James Brendan ConnollyI think there are some fighting fish in that little river that runs along at the end of the golf course.
The Golf Course Mystery | Chester K. Steele
They catch fighting fish, feed them with mosquito larv, and then train them to fight.
The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe | Ernest Young
British Dictionary definitions for fighting fish
any of various labyrinth fishes of the genus Betta, esp the Siamese fighting fish
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