Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various species of small, brightly colored, long-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Betta, found in southeast Asia.
Wiktionary
- n. A fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens, also known as a Siamese fighting fish.
Etymologies
- New Latin Betta, genus name. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“South Africa," our female betta is looking kind of green around the gills (though not literally).”
“Or will there always be small, clear-ish floaty bits in betta water?”
“Neither the shrimp/goby duo nor the betta are the subject of this post, though.”
“Um, is it possible that a betta could be a picky eater?”
“Windows 7 beta gets a mascot - The Windows 7 beta features the Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish.”
“The betta was the sole occupant of the tank in my bedroom.”
“Because I want to write mo 'betta' stories for you guys, and I need that focus.”
Interfictions 2, edited by Delia Sherman and Christopher Barzak
“Long ago, I used to have a Siamese fighting fish, also known as a Betta splendens, or simply a "betta".”
“With Europe still uncomfortable with genetically modified foods, can't they eat cake -- made from marigolds and betta fish -- in the meantime?”
The Washington Post: Get genetically modified poison foods out of my body!
“After that big clean-up, I also added a secondary filter (I had a 2 gallon mini-canister filter around from the old betta tank that used to be in Mason's room), thinking that might help improve the water quality.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘betta’.
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fish list
lots and lots of fish, a piscatorial
wetdreamablet, agnathan, ahi, ahuru, ahuruhuru, albacore, albicore, alec, alewife, allice, allis, amberjack and 840 more...
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PECH - marine species
African cuttlefish, Alaska plaice, Alaska pollock, Alaska pollack, walleye pollock, alewife, gaspereau, river herring, sawbelly, allis shad, American angler, goosefish and 994 more...
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Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda
Sometimes You Just Gotta.
oughta, stedda, woulda, coulda, shoulda, didna, lotta, gotta, betta, imma, holla, mighta and 22 more...
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Jamaican Glossary
The liner notes that accompany Papa San's dancehall album God & i include this thoughtful list of Jamaican-to-American translations, to aid in understanding what the heck he's saying in each song.
yah, yeh, yuy, woulda, wort, wid, wi, wes', wen, whey, wau, wanda and 151 more...
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Henry's Favorite Song
being sorts of Fish
fish, walleye, bass, catfish, carp, pike, sunfish, cod, monkfish, salmon, tuna, shark and 59 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for betta.
Tyanna It's a fish. :-) Jan 7, 2012