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zebra turkeyfish

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A venomous fish in the family Scorpaenidae (Dendrochirus zebra).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From zebra + turkeyfish.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sebra-kalkoenvis — venomous fish
  • Dutch: gestreepte dwergkoraalduivel — venomous fish
  • Finnish: seeprasiipisimppu — venomous fish
  • French: ptérois zèbre — venomous fish
  • French: poisson-zèbre — venomous fish
  • French: poisson-diable — venomous fish
  • German: Zebra-Zwergfeuerfisch — venomous fish
  • Polish: skrzydlica mała — venomous fish
  • Russian: дендрохи́р-зе́бра (dendroxír-zébra) — venomous fish
  • Spanish: pez león cebra — venomous fish
  • Swedish: zebradrakfisk — venomous fish