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SCORPAENOIDS
Noun
scorpaenoids
plural of scorpaenoid
Source: Wiktionary
SCORPAENOID
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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