beta fish

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

beta fish

noun beta fish · beta fishes

Betta. His chest puffed out like one of those Japanese beta fishes when it had caught a glimpse of itself in a mirror.
A person who is in a secondary position in a social hierarchy; a submissive person; a follower. And beta fish can't be beta fish if they are fighting to be alpha fish.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"beta fish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beta%20fish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

beta fish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beta%20fish

Chicago

"beta fish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beta%20fish.

BibTeX

@misc{beta_fish_2026,
  title = {beta fish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beta%20fish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}