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Webster 1913 Edition


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
.