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betta
noun bet·ta \ˈbe-tə\
Definition of BETTA
: any of a genus (Betta of the family Anabantidae) of small brilliantly colored long-finned freshwater bony fishes of southeastern Asia; especially : siamese fighting fish
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Origin of BETTA
New Latin, probably from Javanese waděr, a freshwater fish
First Known Use: 1927
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