Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to the Scopelidæ.
- noun A member of the Scopelidæ.
- In anthropology, noting a cranium which has a summit on its posterior part and an occiput rapidly descending to the wide base.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus Scopelus, or family
Scopelodæ , which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Like or relating to
fishes of thegenus Scopelus, orfamily Scopelidae, including many smallmarine fishes, most of which arephosphorescent . - noun zoology Any fish of the family Scopelidae.
Etymologies
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Scopelus + -oid
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