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# lanternfish

noun (a lanternfish, lanternfish or lanternfishes)

«lanternfish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lanternfish is a small deep-sea fish with spots on its body that glow with light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#m1)
2. Lanternfish are among the most common fish in the world; they swim up near the surface at night to feed and go deep down in the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about the deep ocean, food chains and animals that make light (bioluminescence). Phrases: «glowing lanternfish», «deep-sea lanternfish».

### Examples

- The lanternfish has glowing spots along its body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x1)
- Lanternfish live deep in the ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x2)
- At night, lanternfish swim up to eat tiny animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x3)
- Whales and seabirds eat lanternfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x4)
- There may be more lanternfish than any other kind of fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x5)
- We saw a lanternfish in a deep-sea documentary. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x6)
- The glowing spots help lanternfish recognise each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x7)
- A lanternfish is only about as long as your finger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/#x8)

### Note

Plural lanternfish or lanternfishes. Their light is made by chemicals in their bodies, not by a real lantern. Do not confuse with the anglerfish, which has a glowing lure on its head.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lanternfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lanternfish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lanternfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lanternfish.html) on Mova free.