"labyrinth fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: labyrinth fish [plural], labyrinth fishes [plural]
Etymology: From labyrinth + fish; see also labyrinth organ. Etymology templates: {{m|en|labyrinth}} labyrinth, {{m|en|fish}} fish, {{m|en|labyrinth organ}} labyrinth organ Head templates: {{en-noun|labyrinth fish|+}} labyrinth fish (plural labyrinth fish or labyrinth fishes)
  1. (zoology) Any fish that has a labyrinth organ, a fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, an anabantoid. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Labyrinth fish Synonyms (fish of suborder Anabantoidei): anabantoid

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