photolocation

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ location.

Noun

photolocation (countable and uncountable, plural photolocations)

1. (ichthyology) The ability to use light to locate objects in the environment.

Hypernyms

• vision

Derived terms

• active photolocation
• diurnal active photolocation
• nocturnal active photolocation
• passive photolocation

Related terms

• echolocation