Meaning of SCORPAENOID
| Pronunciation: | | skor'peenoyd
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| | Definition: | | [n] fishes having the head armored with bony plates |
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| | Synonyms: | | scorpaenoid fish |
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| | See Also: | | acanthopterygian, butterflyfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, flathead, flying gurnard, flying robin, greenling, gurnard, lingcod, Liparis liparis, lumpfish, Ophiodon elongatus, poacher, scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish, Scorpaenoidea, sculpin, sea poacher, sea poker, sea snail, seasnail, snailfish, spiny-finned fish, suborder Scorpaenoidea | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scor*p[ae]"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical
genus (see {Scorpene}) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the family {Scorp[ae]nid[ae]}, which
includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California
rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also
{scorp[ae]nid}.] See Illust. under {Rockfish}.
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