scorpaenoid
[ skawr-pee-noid ]
/ skɔrˈpi nɔɪd /
adjective
resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
noun
a scorpaenoid fish.
Origin of scorpaenoid
Words nearby scorpaenoid
scoring,
scoring position, in,
scorn,
scornful,
scorpaenid,
scorpaenoid,
scorper,
scorpio,
scorpioid,
scorpion,
scorpion fish
British Dictionary definitions for scorpaenoid
scorpaenoid
/ (skɔːˈpiːnɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Scorpaenoidea, a suborder of spiny-finned fishes having bony plates covering the head: includes the sculpins, scorpion fishes, gurnards, etc
noun
any fish belonging to the suborder Scorpaenoidea