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Scopeloid
Sco′pe-loid
,Adj.
[NL.
Scopelus
, typical genus (fr. Gr. [GREEK] a headland) + -oid
.] (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus
– Scopelus
, or family Scopelodae
, which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent. Noun.
(Zool.)
Any fish of the family
Scopelidae
.