SCORPAENOID
scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
(noun) fishes having the head armored with bony plates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
scorpaenoid (comparative more scorpaenoid, superlative most scorpaenoid)
(zoology) Of or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes.
Noun
scorpaenoid (plural scorpaenoids)
A scorpaenid.
Source: Wiktionary
Scor*pæ"noid, a. Etym: [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the family Scorpænidæ, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also scorpænid.] See Illust. under Rockfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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