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scorpaenoid
[ skawr-pee-noid ]
adjective
- resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
noun
- a scorpaenoid fish.
scorpaenoid
/ skɔːˈpiːnɔɪd /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Scorpaenoidea, a suborder of spiny-finned fishes having bony plates covering the head: includes the sculpins, scorpion fishes, gurnards, etc
noun
- any fish belonging to the suborder Scorpaenoidea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scorpaenoid1
1835–45; < Latin scorpaen ( a ) ( scorpaenid ) + -oid
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