Meaning Of The Word Lanternfish

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Lanternfish? Find Lanternfish meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Lanternfish Meaning

Lanternfish Definition
Lanternfish Definition

What's The Definition Of Lanternfish?

lanternfish in American English
any of a family (Myctophidae) of deep-sea bony fishes (order Myctophiformes) with a large mouth, large eyes, and luminescent organs along each side of the body
noun: 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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Delight ‐ to give great joy or pleasure; to give great joy…
  • Remission ‐ the act or an instance of remitting; noun: the…
  • Train-spotting ‐ noun: the activity of going to railway stations…
  • Capuccio ‐ noun:…
  • Wanted ‐ adjective: being searched for by the police in…
  • Had ‐ Had is the past tense and past participle of have1…
  • Magdalenian ‐ designating or of an Upper Paleolithic culture…
  • Linkmen ‐ noun: (formerly) a boy who carried a torch for…
  • Bifilar ‐ having two threads, wires, etc. as certain sensitive…
  • Shipment ‐ A shipment is all of the goods being shipped together…