four-eyed fish in British English
noun
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
four-eyed fish in American English
noun
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
Also: foureye fish (ˈfɔrˌai, ˈfourˌai). Also called: anableps, four-eyes Image offour-eyed fish
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