Scorpaenoid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A scorpionfish.
2
fishes having the head armored with bony plates wordnet

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish

Synonyms

scorpaenoid fish

Etymology

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

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