scorpaenoid

[ skawr-pee-noid ]

adjective

1. resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.

noun

1. a scorpaenoid fish.

scorpaenoid

/ skɔːˈpiːnɔɪd /

adjective

1. 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

1. any fish belonging to the suborder Scorpaenoidea

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorpaenoid¹

1835–45; < Latin scorpaen ( a ) ( scorpaenid ) + -oid