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blind⋅fish

[blahynd-fish]
–noun, plural -fish⋅es, (especially collectively) -fish.
cavefish.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; blind + fish
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blind·fish   (blīnd'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. blindfish or blind·fish·es
Any of various small fishes, such as the cavefish, that have rudimentary, nonfunctioning eyes and inhabit the waters of caves and underground streams.
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