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scorpionfish

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scor⋅pi⋅on⋅fish

[skawr-pee-uhn-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, esp. members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.
Also called sea scorpion, rockfish.


Origin:
1655–65; scorpion + fish
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