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flashlight fish

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various fishes with large bioluminescent organs, mostly in family Anomalopidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: anomalops

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Photoblepharon palpebratus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian

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