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PHOTOBLEPHARON PALPEBRATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Photoblepharon palpebratus mean? 

PHOTOBLEPHARON PALPEBRATUS (noun)
  The noun PHOTOBLEPHARON PALPEBRATUS has 1 sense:

1. fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eyeplay

  Familiarity information: PHOTOBLEPHARON PALPEBRATUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHOTOBLEPHARON PALPEBRATUS (noun)


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Meaning:

Fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

flashlight fish; Photoblepharon palpebratus

Hypernyms ("Photoblepharon palpebratus" is a kind of...):

acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)


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