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scorpaenid definition

scor·pae·nid (skôr pē′nid)

noun

any of a family (Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes) of spiny-finned, marine bony fishes, including the scorpionfishes and the rockfishes

Etymology: < L scorpaena, kind of fish < Gr skorpaina, fem. of skorpios, spiny fish (see scorpion) + -id

Related Forms:

  • scorpaenoid scor·pae′·noid (-no̵id) adjective, noun

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