scorpaenid

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

scorpaenid Related Forms

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

Browse dictionary entries near scorpaenid