'Climbing perch' definitions:
Definition of 'climbing perch'
From: WordNet
noun
A small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land [syn: climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, A. testudineus]
Definition of 'Climbing perch'
From: GCIDE
- Climbing \Climb"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of Climb. [1913 Webster]
- Climbing fern. See under Fern.
- Climbing perch. (Zool.) See Anabas, and Labyrinthici. [1913 Webster]