"lanternshark" meaning in All languages combined

See lanternshark on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lanternsharks [plural]
Etymology: From lantern (“referring to their light-producing photophores”) + shark. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lantern|shark|t1=referring to their light-producing photophores}} lantern (“referring to their light-producing photophores”) + shark Head templates: {{en-noun}} lanternshark (plural lanternsharks)
  1. Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae. Categories (lifeform): Carcharhiniform sharks, Sharks Synonyms: lantern shark

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