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ALL meanings of cavefish

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  • noun cavefish any of various small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genera Amblyopsis, Chologaster, etc, living in subterranean and other waters in S North America 3
  • noun plural cavefish any of several fishes that live in cave waters, as species of the genus Amblyopsis, having no body pigment and rudimentary, functionless eyes. 1
  • noun cavefish A small colorless fish that lives only in limestone caves in North America. It has reduced or absent eyes, and the head and body are covered with papillae that are sensitive to vibration. 1
  • noun cavefish Any of various blind fish, of the family Amblyopsidae, that inhabit subterranean waters. 0
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