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betta^¹

/ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈbɛtə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛtə

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From the genus name.

noun bettas

Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish). Rather than simply waiting for a clockwise turn and then presenting the mirror, past experience with another betta suggested that the turning behavior could be established more rapidly using a shaping procedure.
Similar: beta fish, Siamese fighting fish

betta^²

/ˈbɛtɑː(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈbɛtə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛtə

adjective

pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of better, comparative of good. 'I think no savvy. This one mo' betta,' he added, pointing to the house where the drunken captain slumbered: 'Take-a-sun all-e-time.'

adverb

pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of better, comparative of well. “Now she be lookin' betta,” one of the women said. “Like she has a chance to make it.”
pronunciation spelling, slang Pronunciation spelling of better (“had better”). “Boy, if I done told you once, I done told you a thousand times, you betta leave them white girls alone before one of their boyfriends or husbands roll up on you, and put a hurtin on yo lil behind.”

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noun Fish of the genus Betta

日本語	ベタ beta
中文	搏魚 /搏鱼
Français	combattant
Русский	бойцо́вая ры́бка bojcóvaja rýbka

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@misc{betta_2026,
  title = {betta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/betta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}