anablepid

adjective

an·​a·​blep·​id

¦anə¦blepə̇d

: of or belonging to Anableps or to the four-eyed fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Anablepidae, family of fishes, from Anableps, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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