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lionfish

[ lahy-uhn-fish ]

noun

, plural li·on·fish·es, (especially collectively) li·on·fish.
  1. a brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, especially P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
  2. an Atlantic scorpionfish, Scorpaena grandicornis.

lionfish

/ ˈlaɪənˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. any of various scorpion fishes of the tropical Pacific genus Pterois, having a striped body and elongated spiny fins

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lionfish1

First recorded in 1905–10; lion + fish

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