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lanternshark en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Any dogfish shark of the genus Etmopterus, or more widely, the family Etmopteridae.
   • A variety of features distinguish blackbelly lanternsharks from the other lanternsharks. These include the arrangement and number of their denticles, and subtle differences in fin size and coloration. 1997, Leighton R. Taylor, Sharks and Rays, page 192:

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