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red lionfish

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A highly venomous lionfish of the species Pterois volitans, native to the Indo-Pacific and invasive to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and several other regions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: peix escorpí — Pterois volitans
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魔鬼蓑鮋 /魔鬼蓑鲉 (móguǐ suōyóu) — Pterois volitans
  • Dutch: gewone koraalduivel — Pterois volitans
  • French: rascasse volante — Pterois volitans
  • German: Pazifischer Rotfeuerfisch — Pterois volitans
  • Hungarian: vörös tűzhal — Pterois volitans
  • Italian: pesce leone orientale — Pterois volitans
  • Korean: 점쏠배감펭 (jeomssolbaegampeng) — Pterois volitans
  • Polish: ognica pstra — Pterois volitans
  • Russian: крыла́тка-зе́бра (krylátka-zébra) — Pterois volitans
  • Spanish: pez león colorado — Pterois volitans
  • Ukrainian: крила́тка смуга́ста (krylátka smuhásta) — Pterois volitans