betta

Definitions

Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).

Equivalents

Examples

“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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