sea scorpion
noun Ichthyology.
Origin of sea scorpion
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby sea scorpion
sea robin,
sea room,
sea rover,
sea salt,
sea scallop,
sea scorpion,
sea scout,
sea serpent,
sea shanty,
sea slater,
sea slug
Example sentences from the Web for sea scorpion
The male of the Cottus scorpius, or sea-scorpion, is more slender and smaller than the female.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex |Charles DarwinPresently the son in-law comes in with the sea-scorpion, which he gives to his father-in-law to eat.
Eskimo Life |Fridtjof Nansen
British Dictionary definitions for sea scorpion
sea scorpion
noun
any of various northern marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae, esp Taurulus bubalis (long-spined sea scorpion). They have a tapering body and a large head covered with bony plates and spines