'Scopeloid' definitions:

Definition of 'Scopeloid'

From: GCIDE
  • Scopeloid \Sco"pe*loid\, a. [NL. Scopelus, typical genus (fr. Gr. ? a headland) + -oid.] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus Scopelus, or family Scopelodae, which includes many small oceanic fishes, most of which are phosphorescent. -- n. (Zool.) Any fish of the family Scopelidae. [1913 Webster]