Meanings
nounanableps (plural anableps)
- Synonym of four-eyed fish.
The most striking example is a family of small fish living in tropical American waters called the Poeciliidae among whom guppies, mosquito fish and the four-eyed anableps are best known.
1999, Guy Murchie, The Seven Mysteries of LifeSynonyms: four-eyed fish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of four-eyed fish.
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Origin
From the genus name.
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