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‖ Scopelus Zool.|ˈskɒpɪləs|
[mod.L.; introduced (along with the Fr. form scopèle) in 1817 by Cuvier, who gives the etymon as ‘σκόπελος, Greek name of an unknown fish’; the Gr. word, however, app. means only a rock.]
The typical genus of the family Scopelidæ: see scopelid.
1840Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 320 Scopelus, have the gape and the gill openings very deep. 1880Günther Fishes 585 Some species never rise to the surface; indeed, Scopeli have been brought up in the dredge from almost any depth to 2500 fathoms. |