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sea scorpion

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A European sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius (synonym Cottus scorpius), having the head armed with short spines.

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Meaning 2

A scorpionfish.

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Meaning 3

Any extinct chelicerate arthropod in the order Eurypterida.

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Meaning 4

marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: scorpionfish, scorpion fish

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Broader terms: scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish

Narrower terms: plumed scorpionfish, Scorpaena grandicornis

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