Myctophum

noun

Myc·​to·​phum

mikˈtōfəm

: a genus (the type of the family Myctophidae) of lantern fishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek myktēr nose, nostril + -ophum (from Greek ophis snake)

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