scorpionfish
[ skawr-pee-uh n-fish ]
/ ˈskɔr pi ənˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) scor·pi·on·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) scor·pi·on·fish·es.
any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
Also called
sea scorpion,
rockfish.
Words nearby scorpionfish
scorpion,
scorpion fish,
scorpion fly,
scorpion grass,
scorpion spider,
scorpionfish,
scorpionfly,
scorpius,
scorsese,
scot,
scot and lot
British Dictionary definitions for scorpion fish
scorpion fish
noun
any of various scorpaenid fishes of the genus Scorpaena and related genera, of temperate and tropical seas, having venomous spines on the dorsal and anal fins