Pellucid Fish Head

Posted: March 20th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Animals and Nature | Tags: | 1 Comment »

Barreleye fish (actual photo)

The Barreleye fish has a pellucid head which allows more light to reach its large, telescoping eyes.

Pellucid (pronounced “pə-LOO-sid”)

1. *Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
2. Transparently clear in style or meaning: pellucid prose.

Synonyms

translucent, lucent, diaphanous, limpid

Source

Wikipedia: Barreleye Fish, Photo by: GreenAnswers.com

One Comment on “Pellucid Fish Head”

  1. 1 Use Diaphanous in a Sentence | Definition | Word-a-Day Wonder said at 4:48 pm on April 28th, 2010:

    [...] pellucid, translucent, [...]

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