barreleye

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noun

A small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family Opisthoproctidae, with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey.

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spookfish
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Meanings

nounbarreleye (plural barreleyes)

plural barreleyes

  1. A small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family Opisthoproctidae, with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey.

    Synonyms: spookfish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family Opisthoproctidae, with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey.

Similar
spookfish

Origin

From barrel + eye.

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