Definition of Photoblepharon

1. Noun. A genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Photoblepharon
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Anomalopidae, Family Anomalopidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photoblepharon

Phoma
Phoney War
Phoradendron
Phoradendron flavescens
Phoradendron serotinum
Phormia regina
Phoronida
Phoronidea
Phoroptor
Phosphor
Phosphorus
Photinia
Photinia arbutifolia
Photobacterium harveyi
Photobacterium phosphoreum
Photoblepharon
Photoblepharon palpebratus
Photoshopper
Photoshoppers
Photostat
Photostat machine
Phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus
Phragmipedium
Phragmites
Phragmites communis
Phrygia
Phrygian
Phrygian cadence
Phrygian deity

Literary usage of Photoblepharon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nature of Animal Light by Edmund Newton Harvey (1920)
"... thus shutting off the light, so that the animal appears to belong to the group which flashes on stimulation. This is true of photoblepharon, ..."

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