scorpaenid

[ skawr-pee-nid ]
/ skɔrˈpi nɪd /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.

noun

a scorpaenid fish.

Origin of scorpaenid

1880–85; < New Latin Scorpaenidae family name, equivalent to Latin scorpaen(a) (< Greek skórpaina kind of fish; akin to skorpíos scorpion) + -idae -idae; see -id2

Words nearby scorpaenid

scorify, scoring, scoring position, in, scorn, scornful, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorper, scorpio, scorpioid, scorpion

British Dictionary definitions for scorpaenid

scorpaenid
/ (skɔːˈpiːnɪd) /

noun

any spiny-finned marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae, having sharp spines on the fins and a heavy armoured head: includes the scorpion fishes, rockfishes, and redfishes

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Scorpaenidae

Word Origin for scorpaenid

via New Latin from Latin scorpaena a sea-scorpion; see scorpion