‖ anabas
(ˈænəbæs)
[mod.L. (Cuvier), a. Gr. ἀναβάς, pple. of ἀναβαίν-ειν to walk up.]
A genus of acanthopterygian fishes, which sometimes leave the water, and even ascend trees.
| 1845 in Penny Cycl. 1st Supp. 106/1. 1859 Carpenter Anim. Phys. vi. (1872) 273 The Anabas or climbing-perch of Tranquebar which climbs bushes and trees in search of its prey. |