betta

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/, /ˈbɛtə(ɹ)/ === Etymology 1 === From the genus name. ==== Noun ==== betta (plural bettas) Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish). ===== Synonyms ===== (Betta splendens): beta fish, Siamese fighting fish ===== Derived terms ===== Chinese betta (Macropodus spp.) dusky betta (Betta fusca) ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== betta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia betta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== betta Pronunciation spelling of better, comparative of good. ==== Adverb ==== betta Pronunciation spelling of better, comparative of well. (slang) Pronunciation spelling of better (“had better”). === Anagrams === Batte == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bitter, from Old Saxon bittar, from Proto-West Germanic *bitr. === Adjective === betta (comparative betra, superlative bettaschta) bitter ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== vebetren