Scorpaenoid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A scorpionfish.
  2. 2
    fishes having the head armored with bony plates wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish

Synonyms

All synonyms
scorpaenidscorpaenidscorpaenoid fish

Etymology

From Latin scorpaen(a) + -o- + -id.

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