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Lanternfish vs Fireflies - What's the difference?

lanternfish | fireflies |

As nouns the difference between lanternfish and fireflies

is that lanternfish is any of small, deep sea fish of the large family myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence while fireflies is .

lanternfish

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * myctophid

    Related terms

    * lantern * fish

    See also

    * anglerfish

    fireflies

    English

    Noun

    (head)