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cavefish

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cave·fish  (kvfsh)
n. pl. cavefish or cave·fish·es
Any of various freshwater fishes of the family Amblyopsidae, found in subterranean waters and having rudimentary nonfunctioning eyes.
cavefish [ˈkeɪvˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genera Amblyopsis, Chologaster, etc., living in subterranean and other waters in S North America See also blindfish


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