betta
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Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/
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/ˈbɛtə(ɹ)/
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- Received-Pronunciation
Noun
Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).
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More examples (2)
Rather than simply waiting for a clockwise turn and then presenting the mirror, past experience with another betta suggested that the turning behavior could be established more rapidly using a shaping procedure.
"Do you know that Siamese fighting fish—bettas—excrete ammonia in their waste, and that ammonia is toxic to fish? Twenty-four hours flapping their little gills in the same, unfiltered water, and they're history.[…]"
I had previously bought a bright red betta fish from the Chinese spiritual store, which I also sense had been sent for Aurayah.
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bettas