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Meaning of "blindfish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLINDFISH

blindfish  [ˈblaɪndˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLINDFISH

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conjunction
determiner
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Blindfish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLINDFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blindfish in the English dictionary

The definition of blindfish in the dictionary is any of various small fishes, esp the cavefish, that have rudimentary or functionless eyes and occur in subterranean streams.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLINDFISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
codfish
ˈkɒdˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
groundfish
ˈɡraʊndˌfɪʃ
houndfish
ˈhaʊndˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
mudfish
ˈmʌdˌfɪʃ
redfish
ˈrɛdˌfɪʃ
sandfish
ˈsændˌfɪʃ
scaldfish
ˈskɔːldˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
spadefish
ˈspeɪdˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
studfish
ˈstʌdˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
toadfish
ˈtəʊdˌfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLINDFISH

blind stamping
blind stitch
blind summit
blind test
blind trust
blind-side
blind-stitch
blindage
blinder
blinders
blindfold
blindfolded
Blindheim
blinding
blindingly
blindless
blindly
blindness
blindside
blindsight

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLINDFISH

baitfish
big fish
crayfish
drink like a fish
elfish
finfish
fish
flatfish
flowerhorn fish
flying fish
needlefish
oafish
red bandfish
river fish
selfish
stockfish
sunfish
triggerfish
unselfish
zebrafish

Synonyms and antonyms of blindfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blindfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLINDFISH

Find out the translation of blindfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blindfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blindfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盲鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

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blindfish
570 millions of speakers

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blindfish
510 millions of speakers

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blindfish
380 millions of speakers
ar

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blindfish
280 millions of speakers

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blindfish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blindfish
270 millions of speakers

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blindfish
260 millions of speakers

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blindfish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blindfish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blindfish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラインフィッシュ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

blindfish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blindfish
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

blindfish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

blindfish
75 millions of speakers

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अंधारकोठडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

blindfish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blindfish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blindfish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

blindfish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blindfish
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

blindfish
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

blindfish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blindfish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blindfish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blindfish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLINDFISH»

The term «blindfish» is used very little and occupies the 170.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLINDFISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blindfish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLINDFISH»

Discover the use of blindfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blindfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sea and Freshwater Fishes of Australia & New Guinea
082 614 Cataetyx sp. Flathead Blindfish Synonyms and A.K.A.'s :- Average Maximum Recorded Size (metric) :- 12cm. FAO Code where known :- Range :- Frequency where known:- Additional Notes : Calypso Fam. No. 103 Family Name (Eng.) ...
G. H. Jennings, 1998
2
Library of Natural History
They must take much of heir food near the surface, as the life of the depths is apparently very sparse. This habit is rendered easy by the structure of the fish, for the mouth is KENTUCKY BLINDFISH. (Natural size.) directed partly upward, and  ...
Richard Lydekker, 1910
3
New Outlook
The blindfish of the^Ken- tucky caves have close kin which are eyed and live in swamps of the same region. It nlust have been individual choice which led the ancestors of the blindfish to take up their abode in caves in the first place, for it ...
Alfred Emanuel Smith, Francis Walton, 1898
4
Dahlia's Gone: A Novel
A Novel Katie Estill. DEEP IN A stygian darkness, blindfish swim in black pools. It is a darkness beyond any experienced aboveground, so absolute, it carries with it a sense of otherworldliness. Down in this lightless world a marginal population  ...
Katie Estill, 2007
5
Fishes
Of this species Mr. Garman and Mr. Eigenmann have given detailed accounts from somewhat different points of view. Concerning the habits of the blindfish ( Troglichthys rosce), Mr. Garman quotes the following from notes of Miss Ruth Hoppin, ...
David Starr Jordan, 1907
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Animal Forms: A Textbook of Zoology
102.— The blindfish and its parentage. A, Dismal Swamp fish (Chologaster avitue), the ancestor of (B) Agassiz's cave fish (C/iologaster agassizi) and (C) cave blindfish (Typldichthys subterraneus). the form, like the perch and bass, which has ...
David Starr Jordan, Harold Heath, 1907
7
National Parks Magazine
The sightless swimmer was named the Mammoth Cave Blindfish (Amblyopsis spelaea). and a study began that is still going on. Today, more than one hundred years after they were first found, many mysteries still surround the cave blind- fish .
8
Tropical Fish Hobbyist
through narrow, usually muddy passages to arrive at blindfish habitat. That habitat is mostly in quiet, relatively shallow pools of water over muddy sand bottoms. Blindfish are not powerful swimmers. They mostly avoid strong currents and, ...
9
An Educational Guide to the National Park System
"Mammoth Cave Blindfish." 1 page. Habits of the blindfish that were discovered in Echo River. "Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky." 10-fold. Information about cave trips, services, pet kennels, campgrounds, lodge, hotel, cottages, gift and ...
Carol Smallwood, 1989
10
The Longest Cave
Bill slid fifteen feet down a mud bank to the water on his feet, twisted back, and almost fell, crying, "Blindfish!" All of these discoveries seemed to offer names immediately. The passage was named Eyeless Fish Trail, and the river it contained, ...
Roger W. Brucker, Richard A. Watson, 1987

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLINDFISH»

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Freedom Festival: Lake Park residents celebrate America
At the Tom's Pond stage, the band Blindfish provided live funk, psychedelic and rhythm-and-blues music until after sunset. Lake Park's ... «Valdosta Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
How Fish Disappear
Perhaps the most fascinating finding was that the pineal gland and agrp2 were all a fish needed to change its skin tone—blindfish embryos ... «Scienceline, Nov 10»
3
China's 49 places of ultimate attractions
... Tiankeng is inhabited by more than 1,000 varieties of plants, including many rare and precious species, and animals such as blindfish, crabs, ... «China Daily, Nov 04»

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« EDUCALINGO. Blindfish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blindfish>. Apr 2024 ».
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