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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUR-EYED FISH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUR-EYED FISH

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Four-Eyed fish is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FOUR-EYED FISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

four-eyed fish

Four-eyed fish

The four-eyed fishes are a genus, Anableps, of fishes in the family Anablepidae. They have eyes raised above the top of the head and divided in two different parts, so that they can see below and above the water surface at the same time. Like their relatives, the onesided livebearers, four-eyed fishes only mate on one side, right-"handed" males with left-"handed" females and vice versa. These fish inhabit freshwater and brackishwater and are only rarely coastal marine. They originate from lowlands in southern Mexico to Honduras and northern South America.

Definition of four-eyed fish in the English dictionary

The definition of four-eyed fish in the dictionary is either of two viviparous tropical American freshwater cyprinodont fishes, Anableps anableps or A. microlepis, that swim at the surface of the water and have half of each eye specialized for seeing in air, the other half for seeing in water.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUR-EYED FISH

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Four-H club
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUR-EYED FISH

a fine kettle of fish
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flying fish
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Siamese fighting fish
wet fish
white fish

Synonyms and antonyms of four-eyed fish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «four-eyed fish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUR-EYED FISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

四眼鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peces de cuatro ojos
570 millions of speakers

English

four-eyed fish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चार आंखों मछली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسماك أربعة العينين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четыре глаза рыбы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peixe de quatro olhos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চার চোখে মাছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poissons à quatre yeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ikan bermata empat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vier-Augen- Fisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヨツメウオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네 눈의 물고기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iwak papat mata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá bốn mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான்கு-கண் மீன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चार डोळा मासे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dört gözlü balık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pesce quattro occhi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cztery oczy ryby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чотири ока риби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pește cu patru ochi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέσσερις - eyed ψάρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Slijk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyra-eyed fisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fire- eyed fisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of four-eyed fish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-EYED FISH»

The term «four-eyed fish» is used very little and occupies the 180.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-EYED FISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about four-eyed fish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUR-EYED FISH»

Discover the use of four-eyed fish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to four-eyed fish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Small Animal Care and Management
They are referred to as four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps, and inhabit waters of Mexico, Central America, and Northern South America. See Figure 20-33. This fish has an elongated body, a flat head, and large, protruding eyes. It swims just ...
Dean Marvin Warren, 2002
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Four-Eyed Fish
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The four-eyed fishes are a genus, Anableps, of fishes in the family Anablepidae.
Timoteus Elmo, 2011
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Exploring the World of Aquatic Life
These give four-eyed fish the ability to see above and below the water surface at the same time.The secret of this ability lies in the shape of the lens. Animals that live surrounded by air,rather than water,have long,slim eye lenses with the sides  ...
John Dawes, Andrew Campbell, John P. Friel, 2008
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The Everything Aquarium Book: All You Need to Build the ...
Four-eyed fish are found along coastal areas from southern Mexico to northern South America. Unique among all fish, the eye is divided into two parts by a horizontal band of opaque tissue. The fish spends nearly all of its time at the surface of ...
Frank Indiviglio, 2006
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Aquarium Fish Breeding
Four-eyed Fish (Anableps spp.) These odd fish have eyes that are separated into two horizontal sections; the lower section is adapted for viewing things underwater, while the upper section has a different focal plane, adapted for viewing ...
Jay F. Hemdal, 2003
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Four-Eyed Fish
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The four-eyed fishes are a genus, Anableps, of fishes in the family Anablepidae.
Delmar Thomas C. Stawart, 2011
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Where in the World?: Stories from Everywhere : Daily ...
They have four pupils, four irises, and four corneas. But here's the twist — they have only two retinas, which means that technically they have only two eyes. The four-eyed fish is a freshwater creature that swims along the surface of the water.
Helen Lee, 2006
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Animal Distribution
Two odd fish of the region are the four-eyed fish and the Amazon molly, both members of the same suborder. The four- eyed fish has only one pair of eyes, but the top half of each is used to see in air and the bottom half for seeing in water, ...
D.R. Khanna, 2004
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Evolution's Witness: How Eyes Evolved
Kanungo, J., S.K. Swamynathan, and J. Piatigorsky, Abundant corneal gelsolin in Zebrafish and the four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps: Possible analogy with multifunctional lens crystallins. Exp. Eye Res., 2004. 79(6): 949–956. Kapoor, B.G. ...
Ivan R. Schwab, Richard R. Dubielzig, Charles Schobert, 2012
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WMD Machete
Right-handed Sex "Doug, what do you know about those four-eyed fish?" "A little. Latin name, Anableps anableps, ranges in the mangrove and brackish swamps throughout southern Mexicano, Central America, and northern South America.
Mark Plimsoll, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUR-EYED FISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term four-eyed fish is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 Animal Instincts You See While At The Gym
Like “four-eyed fish”, who actually only have two eyes, we see from all different angles. I couldn't tell you how many times I've jerked my neck to ... «Clapway, Jun 15»
2
Animal Planet launches new series 'Super Senses'
Sight: A vulture can spot a carcass from a great distance, the four-eyed fish can see above and below water simultaneously, a fly's multi-faceted ... «Indiantelevision.com, Apr 15»
3
Dump up the jam: 'Sneak' music festival gives peek into Freshkills …
"I still expect to see four-eyed fish in the water," Godsberg said. "But they're making something bad into something good, so I'll still come back.". «Staten Island Advance - SILive.com, Sep 14»
4
Sea Life Park welcomes weird and wonderful four-eyed creature
Also called the 'Anablep,' the four-eyed fish hails from the Amazon and actually has just two eyes which are a peculiar figure-of-eight shape ... «The Argus, Sep 14»
5
Where Would Liam Neeson Hide a Body?
There are, like, four-eyed fish swimming around. So I feel like that's where I would do it.” Vincent Pastore “If I was going to get rid of a body? «Vulture, Sep 14»
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Central Park: Whale protesters crash Aquarium's party
In the tropical gallery, visitors will find a new pig-nosed turtle, rainbow fish, a surface-floating, four-eyed fish and mudskippers. A new bat cave ... «Vancouver Courier, Jun 14»
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Plane hits fish in mid-air, as oddity factor rises
A European reader sent me a report from Germany in which scientists reported finding a four-eyed fish which can see in 3D vision in all ... «India.com, Apr 14»
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Eye boggling! Scientists find new four-eyed fish species in waters off …
IT LOOKS like an alien, but this newly discovered four-eyed fish is baffling scientists after being found in waters off Australia. With its 360 ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 14»
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Mystery 'fish' on Karachi beach is a bad omen, say locals
Others looked upon the four-eyed fish creature as a bad omen for the city, or perhaps Pakistan. Some citizens said the fish was a sign that the ... «The Express Tribune, Apr 13»
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Explore My AZ: Friends explore Wildlife World Zoo
... stingrays, piranhas, snapping turtles and four-eyed fish. We dined at the Tiburon restaurant and found ourselves surrounded by exotic fish. «azcentral, Dec 12»

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