Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun a._testudineus

1 sense of a. testudineus

Sense 1
climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, A. testudineus -- (a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land)
       => fish -- (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish")