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Astroscopus anoplus

Stargazer \Star"gaz`er\ (-g[=a]z`[~e]r), n.

  1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.

  2. (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.