scor·pae·noid (skôr-p  noid )adj. Of or belonging to the suborder Scorpaenoidei, which includes the scorpion fishes and rockfishes. n. A scorpaenoid fish. [From New Latin Scorpaeno  de, suborder name, from Scorpaena, type genus, from Latin, a kind of fish, from Greek skorpaina, feminine of skorpios, a sea fish, scorpion.]scor·pae nid (-n d) adj. & n. |
scorpaenid [skɔːˈpiːnɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any spiny-finned marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae, having sharp spines on the fins and a heavy armoured head: includes the scorpion fishes, rockfishes, and redfishes
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Scorpaenidae
[via New Latin from Latin scorpaena a sea-scorpion; see scorpion]
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| Noun | 1. | scorpaenid - any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plates family Scorpaenidae, Scorpaenidae - scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes scorpion fish, scorpionfish, sea scorpion - marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines lionfish - brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins stonefish, Synanceja verrucosa - venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock rockfish - marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America |
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