What does lantern fish mean?
Lantern fish means Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence..
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Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence..
Use lantern fish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lantern fish means Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence..
Common synonyms include myctophid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use lantern fish where its definition matches the intended context.
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