adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scorpaenid
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scorpaenoid
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noun
Meaning 2
A scorpionfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scorpaenid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
fishes having the head armored with bony plates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scorpaenoid fish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
Narrower terms: lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus, scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish, sculpin, lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, snailfish, seasnail, sea snail, Liparis liparis, poacher, sea poacher, sea poker, greenling, flathead, gurnard, flying gurnard, flying robin, butterflyfish
History
Etymology
From Latin scorpaen(a) + -o- + -id.