"active photolocation" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} active photolocation (uncountable)
  1. (ichthyology) The use of light originating from the organism to illuminate the visual field to see into the field of vision. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ichthyology Hyponyms: diurnal active photolocation (english: the use daylight for phosphorescence, fluorescence, reflection, that then illuminates the visual field, for vision, instead-of/in-addition-to daylight itself illuminating the field of view) Related terms: active echolocation, active lidar, active radar, active sonar, lampfish, lanternfish, flashlight fish, dragonfish, blenny Coordinate_terms: occular radiance, occular spark, bioluminescence, phosphorescence, fluorescence, reflection
    Sense id: en-active_photolocation-en-noun-LO-Od1Rq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology

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