climbing perch n 1: 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}]
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]