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Noun
1. betta (esp. the Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens)
Wikipedia definition
2. Siamese fighting fishThe Siamese fighting fish, also known as the betta (particularly in the US), is a popular species of freshwater aquarium fish. The name of the genus is derived from ikan bettah, taken from a local dialect of Malay. The wild ancestors of this fish are native to the rice paddies of Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia and are called pla-kad (lit. biting fish) in Thai or trey krem in Khmer.
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