"lanternfish" meaning in English

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          "word": "lantern"
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          "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
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          "word": "peix llanterna"
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          "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
          "word": "Lantaarnvissen"
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          "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
          "word": "valokala"
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          "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
          "word": "poissons-lanternes"
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          "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "Laternenfisch"
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          "roman": "lychnarópsaro",
          "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
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          "word": "λυχναρόψαρο"
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          "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "pesce lanterna"
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      "word": "peix llanterna"
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      "sense": "Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae",
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