English Explanatory Dictionary

lanternshark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.

Word forms

lanternshark lanternsharks lantern shark

Etymology

From lantern (“referring to their light-producing photophores”) + shark.

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