scorpionfish
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]scorpionfish (plural scorpionfish or scorpionfishes)
- Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.
Derived terms
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Further reading
[edit]scorpionfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorpaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorpaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- “scorpionfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “scorpionfish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.