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lanternfishes

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lan⋅tern⋅fish

[lan-tern-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
Also, lantern fish.


Origin:
1745–55; lantern + fish
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