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stonefish
[ stohn-fish ]
/ ˈstoʊnˌfɪʃ /
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noun, plural stone·fish·es, (especially collectively) stone·fish.
a tropical scorpion fish, Synanceja verrucosa, having dorsal-fin spines from which a deadly poison is discharged.
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British Dictionary definitions for stonefish
stonefish
/ (ˈstəʊnˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
a venomous tropical marine scorpaenid fish, Synanceja verrucosa, that resembles a piece of rock on the seabed
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