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betta

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bet·ta  (bt)
n.
Any of various species of small, brightly colored, long-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Betta, found in southeast Asia.

[New Latin Betta, genus name.]

betta [ˈbɛtə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for fighting fish
[from New Latin, of unknown origin]


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We gratefully acknowledge Laura Dalla Betta, Stephen DeArmond, Michael Geschwind, Ryan Maddox, Jennifer Martindale, Bruce Miller, Gretchen Rothrock, James Sejvar, and Mark Starr for their invaluable advice and support.
From another perspective, Chiara Betta notes the trials and tribulations of Shanghai's wealthy Baghdadi Jews leading to their growing Anglicization - not that they were ever fully accepted by British Shanghailanders.
 
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