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lantern shark

lantern shark is the alternative form of lanternshark.

Meaning of lanternshark

Noun

lanternshark (plural lanternsharks)

  1. Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.
    • A variety of features distinguish blackbelly lanternsharks from the other lanternsharks. These include the arrangement and number of their denticles, and subtle differences in fin size and coloration.1997, Leighton R. Taylor, Sharks and Rays, page 192

Forms of lantern shark

plurallantern sharks

Questions about lantern shark

What is lantern shark the alternative form of?
Lantern shark is the alternative form of lanternshark.

Words near lantern shark in the dictionary

  1. lantern jawed
  2. lantern jaws
  3. lantern of the dead
  4. lantern roof
  5. lantern roofs
  6. lantern shark
  7. lantern sharks
  8. lantern shield
  9. lantern shields
  10. lantern sleeve
  11. lantern sleeves

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