How do you use Cavefish in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Cavefish in a sentence
Cavefish meaning
- Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.
- Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae.
Using Cavefish
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters. | Any of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters. | Any fish in the family Amblyopsidae.
Context around Cavefish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cavefish
- In this selection, "cavefish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contain, behavior, ozark, protect, breed and tolerate stand out and add context to how "cavefish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and many cavefish species exhibit and cavefish are probably. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cavefish" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cavefish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cavefish are probably ancient in origin. (6 words)
Ozark cavefish tolerate water with extremely low oxygen content. (9 words)
Cavefish protect their eggs for the longest period of any fish. (11 words)
Three species exhibit efficient metabolism during swimming, as compared with a group of non-cave fish, and many cavefish species exhibit slender bodies adapted to swimming in fast-flowing waters. (30 words)
Cavefish can only be found in caves that have streams running into them; a cave with no inlets does not contain cavefish. (22 words)
Life history/behavior Cavefish breed only once a year, occupying about 10% of the population. (15 words)
Example sentences (6)
Cavefish can only be found in caves that have streams running into them; a cave with no inlets does not contain cavefish.
Cavefish are probably ancient in origin.
Cavefish protect their eggs for the longest period of any fish.
Life history/behavior Cavefish breed only once a year, occupying about 10% of the population.
Ozark cavefish tolerate water with extremely low oxygen content.
Three species exhibit efficient metabolism during swimming, as compared with a group of non-cave fish, and many cavefish species exhibit slender bodies adapted to swimming in fast-flowing waters.