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Bioluminescence vs Myctophid - What's the difference?

bioluminescence | myctophid |

As nouns the difference between bioluminescence and myctophid

is that bioluminescence is (biology|biochemistry) the emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly) while myctophid is any of small, deep sea fish of the large family myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

bioluminescence

English

(wikipedia bioluminescence)

Noun

(-)
  • (biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).

    • Related terms

    * bioluminescent

    See also

    * chemoluminescence * luciferase

    myctophid

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

    • Synonyms

    * lanternfish

    See also

    * anglerfish