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noun
Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scorpaenid fish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
Narrower terms: scorpionfish, scorpion fish, sea scorpion, lionfish, stonefish, Synanceja verrucosa, rockfish
History
From Latin scorpaen(a) + -id.
