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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavefish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
cave-fish
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.

noun

Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.

Etymology

From cave + fish.

Inflected Forms

cavefishes (plural)

Phrases

northern cavefish Ozark cavefish

Questions

What does cavefish mean?
Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
Where does cavefish come from?
From cave + fish.

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