scopeloid
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
scopeloid (comparative more scopeloid, superlative most scopeloid)
- (zoology, dated) Relating to fishes of the former genus Scopelus, or the former family Scopelidae, including many lanternfish.
Noun edit
scopeloid (plural scopeloids)
- (zoology, dated) Any fish of the former family Scopelidae.
References edit
- “scopeloid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.