myctophidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪktəfɪd/,

/mɪkˈtɒfɪd/, U.S.

/ˈmɪktəfɪd/,

/mɪkˈtɑfɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Myctophidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Myctophidae, family name (T. N. Gill 1893, in Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. 6 131/1) < Myctophum , genus name (C. S. Rafinesque Indice d'ittiologia siciliana (1810) 56; < ancient Greek μυκτήρ nostril (see mycterism n.) + ὄϕις serpent: see ophio- comb. form) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare earlier hydrophid n. at hydro- comb. form 7, percophid n.

Zoology.

A. n.

Any of various small deep-water marine fishes constituting the family Myctophidae, characterized by luminous organs along the sides. Also called lanternfish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Myctophiforms > [noun] > member of family Myctophidae

myctophid1931

1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes viii. 151 In the Myctophids or Lantern-fishes (Myctophidae) the photophores are fewer in number.

1956 A. C. Hardy Open Sea xii. 233 There are a great many different species of myctophids, but most are very similar in appearance.

1971 Nature 29 Oct. 623/2 The myctophids, or lantern fishes..are among the most common and widely distributed deep-sea fishes known.

1994 J. S. Nelson Fishes of World (ed. 3) 212 Myctophids are heavily consumed by numerous marine fishes and mammals.

B. adj.

Of or belonging to the family Myctophidae.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Myctophiforms > [adjective] > of or relating to Myctophidae

iniomous1886

myctophid1939

1939 R. L. Bolin in Stanford Ichthyol. Bull. 1 89 (title) Review of the myctophid fishes of the Pacific coast of the United States and Lower California.

1956 A. C. Hardy Open Sea xii. 245 (caption) A myctophid Lantern-fish Myctophum punctatum.

1995 Japanese Jrnl. Ichthyol. 41 367 From November to February..slender tuna preyed mainly upon euphausiids, squids, copepods, young myctophid fish and amphipods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myctophid
释义	myctophidn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪktəfɪd/, /mɪkˈtɒfɪd/, U.S. /ˈmɪktəfɪd/, /mɪkˈtɑfɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Myctophidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Myctophidae, family name (T. N. Gill 1893, in Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. 6 131/1) < Myctophum , genus name (C. S. Rafinesque Indice d'ittiologia siciliana (1810) 56; < ancient Greek μυκτήρ nostril (see mycterism n.) + ὄϕις serpent: see ophio- comb. form) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Compare earlier hydrophid n. at hydro- comb. form 7, percophid n. Zoology. A. n. Any of various small deep-water marine fishes constituting the family Myctophidae, characterized by luminous organs along the sides. Also called lanternfish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Myctophiforms > [noun] > member of family Myctophidae myctophid1931 1931 J. R. Norman Hist. Fishes viii. 151 In the Myctophids or Lantern-fishes (Myctophidae) the photophores are fewer in number. 1956 A. C. Hardy Open Sea xii. 233 There are a great many different species of myctophids, but most are very similar in appearance. 1971 Nature 29 Oct. 623/2 The myctophids, or lantern fishes..are among the most common and widely distributed deep-sea fishes known. 1994 J. S. Nelson Fishes of World (ed. 3) 212 Myctophids are heavily consumed by numerous marine fishes and mammals. B. adj. Of or belonging to the family Myctophidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Myctophiforms > [adjective] > of or relating to Myctophidae iniomous1886 myctophid1939 1939 R. L. Bolin in Stanford Ichthyol. Bull. 1 89 (title) Review of the myctophid fishes of the Pacific coast of the United States and Lower California. 1956 A. C. Hardy Open Sea xii. 245 (caption) A myctophid Lantern-fish Myctophum punctatum. 1995 Japanese Jrnl. Ichthyol. 41 367 From November to February..slender tuna preyed mainly upon euphausiids, squids, copepods, young myctophid fish and amphipods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1931
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