"anableps" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anableps [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun|anableps}} anableps (plural anableps)
  1. Any of the genus Anableps of "four-eyed" fishes (having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided into two parts) found in brackish waters in northern South America and Trinidad. Categories (lifeform): Toothcarps

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