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lantern fish

lantern fish is the alternative form of lanternfish.

Meaning of lanternfish

Noun

lanternfish (plural lanternfish or lanternfishes)

  1. Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
    Synonyms:
    myctophid

Forms of lantern fish

plurallantern fish

Questions about lantern fish

What is lantern fish the alternative form of?
Lantern fish is the alternative form of lanternfish.

Words near lantern fish in the dictionary

  1. lantern beetles
  2. lantern berries
  3. lantern berry
  4. Lantern Festival
  5. Lantern Festivals
  6. lantern fish
  7. lantern flies
  8. lantern flower
  9. lantern flowers
  10. lantern fly
  11. lantern gear

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