myctophiformadj.n.

Brit.

/mɪkˈtəʊfᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/mɪkˈtoʊfəˌfɔrm/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Myctophiformes, order name (attributed to C. T. Regan, 1913) < Myctophum , genus name (see myctophid n. and adj.) + -formes , plural of -formis -form comb. form². Compare earlier myctophid n.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the order Myctophiformes (subclass Actinopterygii), which comprises marine fishes having a slender body, a single dorsal fin, and a forked tail, and which includes the lanternfishes.

ΚΠ

1968 Systematic Zool. 17 25 Clupeiform and myctophiform fishes.

1977 Galathea Rep. 14 49 (title) Based on comparative osteology relationships among recent benthic myctophiform genera are revised.

1996 Systematic Parasitol. 33 135 (title) Merlucciotrema praeclarum (Manter, 1934) (Digenea: Hemiuridae) redescribed from myctophiform and gadiform fishes of the North Atlantic.

B. n.

A fish belonging to the order Myctophiformes.

ΚΠ

1971 Amer. Naturalist 105 555 The bathypelagic myctophiforms and paracanthopterygian anglerfish have small amounts [of DNA], comparable to those of their shallow-marine relatives.

1975 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 269 501 An anterior myodome bone is recorded in osmerids, stomiatoids,..and myctophiforms.

1990 M. J. Benton Vertebr. Palaeontol. vi. 140 Another primitive neoteleostean group, the myctophiforms, the lantern fishes, possess photophores.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myctophiform
释义	myctophiformadj.n. Brit. /mɪkˈtəʊfᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /mɪkˈtoʊfəˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Myctophiformes. Etymology: < scientific Latin Myctophiformes, order name (attributed to C. T. Regan, 1913) < Myctophum , genus name (see myctophid n. and adj.) + -formes , plural of -formis -form comb. form². Compare earlier myctophid n. Zoology. A. adj. Of or relating to the order Myctophiformes (subclass Actinopterygii), which comprises marine fishes having a slender body, a single dorsal fin, and a forked tail, and which includes the lanternfishes. ΚΠ 1968 Systematic Zool. 17 25 Clupeiform and myctophiform fishes. 1977 Galathea Rep. 14 49 (title) Based on comparative osteology relationships among recent benthic myctophiform genera are revised. 1996 Systematic Parasitol. 33 135 (title) Merlucciotrema praeclarum (Manter, 1934) (Digenea: Hemiuridae) redescribed from myctophiform and gadiform fishes of the North Atlantic. B. n. A fish belonging to the order Myctophiformes. ΚΠ 1971 Amer. Naturalist 105 555 The bathypelagic myctophiforms and paracanthopterygian anglerfish have small amounts [of DNA], comparable to those of their shallow-marine relatives. 1975 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 269 501 An anterior myodome bone is recorded in osmerids, stomiatoids,..and myctophiforms. 1990 M. J. Benton Vertebr. Palaeontol. vi. 140 Another primitive neoteleostean group, the myctophiforms, the lantern fishes, possess photophores. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1968
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