Stomiid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stomiid is a noun meaning (ichthyology) Any member of the family Stomiidae of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, stareaters, and loosejaws.
Meaning
(ichthyology) Any member of the family Stomiidae of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, stareaters, and loosejaws.
Example Sentences
Since stomiids are sensitive to the far-red bioluminescence produced by their suborbital photophores, which other animals in the deep sea cannot see, they have what could be regarded as a private waveband.
Word Forms
- stomiids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stomiiform, stomiatid, microstomatid, stromateid, dragonfish, gonostomatid.
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