Selene vomer

Selene vomer
lookdown look"down`, look-down look"-down`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A fish ({Selene vomer}) similar to the moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead; it was also called moonfish at one time.

Syn: {Selene vomer}. [WordNet 1.5]


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