four-eyed fish

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.

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foureyesfoureyed fish
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Meanings

nounfour-eyed fish (plural four-eyed fishes)

plural four-eyed fishes

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: foureyes, foureyed fish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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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foureyesfoureyed fish
Also see
anableps

Translations

Finnish nelisilmäkala
  • nelisilmäkalafish of the genus Anableps
Russian четырёхгла́зка
  • четырёхгла́зка (četyrjoxglázka)fish of the genus Anableps
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Chicago

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