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cavefish

Pronunciation: /ˈkeɪvfɪʃ/
Definition of cavefish

noun (plural same or cavefishes)

  • a small colourless fish which lives only in limestone caves in North America. It has reduced or absent eyes, and the head and body are covered with papillae which are sensitive to vibration.
    • Family Amblyopsidae: four genera, in particular Amblyopsis and Typhlichthys

cavefish in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cavefish in the US English dictionary