lanternfish

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Synonyms: lantern fish, lanternist

Antonyms: lantern fish, lanternist

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Noun

1. Any of small, [[deep sea]] fish of the large family {{taxfmt|Myctophidae|family}}, named after their [[conspicuous]] use of [[bioluminescence]].

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