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FLASHLIGHT FISH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico
Synonyms:
anomalops; flashlight fish
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flashlight fish" is a kind of...):
acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)
Holonyms ("flashlight fish" is a member of...):
genus Anomalops (type genus of the family Anomalopidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye
Synonyms:
flashlight fish; Photoblepharon palpebratus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("flashlight fish" is a kind of...):
acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)