"kissing gourami" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kissing gouramis [plural], kissing gouramies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kissing gouramies}} kissing gourami (plural kissing gouramis or kissing gouramies)
  1. A large tropical freshwater fish (Helostoma temminckii), commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia and are also popular with aquarists for the fish's peculiar "kissing" behaviour. Categories (lifeform): Labyrinth fish Synonyms: kisser Translations (fish): pusukala (Finnish), Küssender Gurami (German), csókos gurámi (Hungarian), 키싱 구라미 (kising gurami) (Korean), целу́ющийся гура́ми (celújuščijsja gurámi) [masculine] (Russian), хелосто́ма (xelostóma) [feminine] (Russian)

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