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scorpaenid

[skawr-pee-nid]
adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
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noun
  1. a scorpaenid fish.
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Origin of scorpaenid

1880–85; < New Latin Scorpaenidae family name, equivalent to Latin scorpaen(a) (< Greek skórpaina kind of fish; akin to skorpíos scorpion) + -idae -idae; see -id2
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British Dictionary definitions for scorpaenid

scorpaenid

noun
  1. 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
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Scorpaenidae
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Word Origin for scorpaenid

via New Latin from Latin scorpaena a sea-scorpion; see scorpion
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