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scorpionfishes
Variant of scorpionfish
noun pl. scorpionfish, scorpionfishes
any of various small, marine scorpaenids (esp. genus Scorpaena) with poisonous spines in the dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins
often written scorpion fish
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