Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labyrinth fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: labyrinth -fish
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fish that has a labyrinth organ, a fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, an anabantoid.

Example Sentences

"Labyrinth fish have another peculiarity, in that all the internal organs are compressed into the front part of the body, so that the rear of the body contains only the spine and muscles.[…]Labyrinth fish are nearly all predatory, and many are unsuitable for the community tank."
"Labyrinth fish belong to different but related families of fish; they live in southwestern Africa and throughout much of southern and eastern Asia."
"Labyrinth fishes (Anabantoidei) are grouped into three families (Osphronemidae, Helostomatidae, and Anabantidae) within the teleost Order Perciformes.[…]Labyrinth fishes form a natural (monophyletic) group of teleost fishes, the Suborder Anabantoidei."
"Labyrinth fish are nest builders, and the males maintain the nest and incubate the eggs."

Etymology

From labyrinth + fish; see also labyrinth organ.

Inflected Forms

labyrinth fishes (plural)

Synonyms

anabantoid

Questions

What does labyrinth fish mean?: Any fish that has a labyrinth organ, a fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, an anabantoid.
Where does labyrinth fish come from?: From labyrinth + fish; see also labyrinth organ.

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