astronesthes
astronesthes noun: synonym of astronesthid.
Noun
astronesthes (plural astronesthes)
- Synonym of astronesthid.
- The astronesthes, or 'eater of the stars,' so called because it feeds entirely upon other 'star-lit' fish called myctophids, is not only endowed with a number of small, luminous organs upon its body, but its fins, and the greater part of its chin-barbels, also emit a bright light.1933, Walter Sydney Berridge, All about Fish and Other Denizens of the Seas & Rivers, page 67
- You're a lucky guy to be eating anything right now. Instead you might easily be feeding the tunny fish and tarpon, to say nothing of the astronesthes and myctophids--2021, Edward Stratemeyer, Don Sturdy on the Ocean Bottom
- Synonyms:
- astronesthid
Synonyms of astronesthes
Forms of astronesthes
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Questions about astronesthes
- What does astronesthes mean?
- Astronesthes means synonym of astronesthid.
- What part of speech is astronesthes?
- Astronesthes is a noun.
- What is the plural of astronesthes?
- The plural of astronesthes is astronesthes.
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