The Collaborative International Dictionary
Astroscopus anoplus
Stargazer \Star"gaz`er\ (-g[=a]z`[~e]r), n.
One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.
(Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family Uranoscopid[ae]. The common species of the Eastern United States are Astroscopus anoplus, and Astroscopus guttatus. So called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward.