scopeloid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sco"pe*loid adjective

Etymology

NL. Scopelus, typical genus (fr. Gr. a headland) + -oid.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus Scopelus, or family Scopelodæ, which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent. -- n. (Zoöl.) Any fish of the family Scopelidæ.