cavefish
[ keyv-fish ]
/ ˈkeɪvˌfɪʃ /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) cave·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cave·fish·es.
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Words nearby cavefish
caveator, cave bear, cave canem, cave cricket, cave dweller, cavefish, cave-in, cavel, Cavell, cave man, cavendish
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British Dictionary definitions for cavefish
cavefish
/ (ˈkeɪvˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any of various small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genera Amblyopsis, Chologaster, etc, living in subterranean and other waters in S North AmericaSee also blindfish
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