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noun
Any of the small deep-sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, known for their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From translingual Myctophidae, from Ancient Greek μυκτήρ (muktḗr, “nose”) + ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”).
