单词 | photoblepharon |
释义 | Photoblepharonn. Zoology. Either of two small tropical fishes of the genus Photoblepharon (family Anomalopidae), having a luminous organ below each eye and living around reefs from East Africa and the Red Sea to the western Pacific (also called flashlight fish); (also) the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > miscellaneous types > [noun] mudfish1502 sprat1552 frogfish1598 rockfish1605 yellowtaila1622 sleeper1668 picarel1688 hogfish1735 porkfish1735 sucker1753 zebrafish1771 yellowbelly1775 white steenbras1801 stone-toter1817 stargazer1842 warehou1848 baardman1853 goatfish1864 holostome1864 spot snapper1876 suck-fish1876 mademoiselle1882 queenfish1883 cigar-fish1884 emperor fish1884 rock beauty1885 oilfish1896 aholehole1897 berrugate1898 Photoblepharon1902 sweet-lip1934 rabbitfish1941 redbait1960 1902 Science 25 Apr. 659/2 Measurement (in candle power) of the flashes of the phosphorescent fish, Photoblepharon. 1920 E. N. Harvey Nature Animal Light i. 18 Leaving out of account..the use for bait, in fishing, of the luminous organ of a fish, Photoblepharon, by the Banda islanders, we find that luminous bacteria are of value for certain purposes in the laboratory. 1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 2 356 In Photoblepharon the glow may be hidden by an opaque screen. 1985 Skin Diver (Nexis) Nov. 74 Photoblepharon's ability to control the pouches fascinates divers, intrigues scientists and frustrates photographers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902 |
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