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lanternfishes

lanternfishes is the plural 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

Questions about lanternfishes

What is lanternfishes the plural of?
Lanternfishes is the plural of lanternfish.

Words near lanternfishes in the dictionary

  1. lanternbelly
  2. lanterne rouge
  3. lanterned
  4. lanternes rouges
  5. lanternfish
  6. lanternfishes
  7. lanternflies
  8. lanternfly
  9. lanterning
  10. lanternist
  11. lanternists

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