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.
Origin of stonefish
First recorded in
1660–70; stone +
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British Dictionary definitions for stonefishnoun 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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