Associations to the word «Lanternfish»

Wiktionary

LANTERNFISH, noun. Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

Dictionary definition

LANTERNFISH, noun. Small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats