four-eyed fishes

A form of four-eyed fish — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of four-eyed fish
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