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four-eyed fish

four-eyed fish
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-ahyd, fohr- fish]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-ahyd, fohr- fish]

Definitions of four-eyed fish words

  • noun four-eyed fish a small, surface-swimming fish, Anableps anableps, inhabiting shallow, muddy streams of Mexico and Central America, having each eye divided, with the upper half adapted for seeing in air and the lower half for seeing in water. 1
  • noun four-eyed fish either of two viviparous tropical American freshwater cyprinodont fishes, Anableps anableps or A. microlepis, that swim at the surface of the water and have half of each eye specialized for seeing in air, the other half for seeing in water 0

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Parts of speech for Four-eyed fish

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four-eyed fish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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