anabantoid
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, a labyrinth fish.
Example Sentences
- "The anabantoids are called ”labyrinth fishes” because every species in the entire suborder possesses paired suprabranchial chambers that function for air breathing (Das, 1927; Bader, 1937; Peters, 1978)[…]Early discussions of the form and possible function of the anabantoid labyrinth organ are contained in Peters (1846, 1853), Zograff (1886, 1888), and Henninger (1907)."
- "The blue, pearl, kissing, and dwarf gouramies are well-known anabantoids. Less familiar anabantoids are the climbing perches and bushfish.[…]Anabantoids are commonly known as labyrinth fishes, referring to a specialized bone above the gill chamber. This structure starts out small in baby anabantoids, where it is called the epibranchial bone."
- "Anabantoid fishes have paired suprabranchial organs that function as accessory breathing structures.[…]Anabantoids must gulp air at the surface since gill respiration alone is inadequate to prevent suffocation."