Definition of Photoblepharon palpebratus

1. Noun. Fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye.

Exact synonyms: Flashlight Fish
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photoblepharon Palpebratus

Phoney War
Phoradendron
Phoradendron flavescens
Phoradendron serotinum
Phormia regina
Phoronida
Phoronidea
Phoroptor
Phosphor
Phosphorus
Photinia
Photinia arbutifolia
Photobacterium harveyi
Photobacterium phosphoreum
Photoblepharon
Photoblepharon palpebratus (current term)
Photoshopper
Photoshoppers
Photostat
Photostat machine
Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Phragmipedium
Phragmites
Phragmites communis
Phrygia
Phrygian
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian deity
Phrygian mode

Literary usage of Photoblepharon palpebratus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nature of Animal Light by Edmund Newton Harvey (1920)
"0ne of these is a fish, Photoblepharon palpebratus, with a large luminous organ under the eye, of flattened oval shape, 11 X 5 mm., which glows continuously ..."

2. The Nature of Animal Light by Edmund Newton Harvey (1920)
"One of these is a fish, Photoblepharon palpebratus, with a large luminous organ under the eye, of flattened oval shape, 11 X 5 mm., which glows continuously ..."

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