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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