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A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes.

t of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called "The Anabasis." The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey.

Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [Obs.]

Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.

The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.

A branch of a river that reënters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil. [Australia]

That may be analyzed.

Fit for anchorage.

Doubt; uncertainty. [Obs.] Shelford.

Capable of being annihilated.

That may be Annulled.

That may be announced or declared; declarable. [R.]

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God Swift.…

The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.

In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence; suitably.

A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.

One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.

Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable.

Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. -- Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n.

Appealable.