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four-eyed fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
four-eyed -fish
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a genus Anableps of fish in the family Anablepidae having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided in two different parts, so that they can see below and above the water surface at the same time, inhabiting fresh and brackish waters of Mexico, Honduras, and northern South America.

Inflected Forms

four-eyed fishes (plural)

Phrases

largescale four-eyed fish finescale four-eyed fish Pacific four-eyed fish

Synonyms

foureyes foureyed fish

Questions

What does four-eyed fish mean?
A member of a genus Anableps of fish in the family Anablepidae having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided in two different parts, so that they can see below and above the water surface at the same time, inhabiting fresh and brackish waters of Mexico, Honduras, and northern South America.

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