Lanternfish

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
  2. 2
    small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
lampfishmyctophidmyctophid

Etymology

From lantern + fish.

Related phrases

deep sea

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