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Meaning of SEA SCORPION

Pronunciation:  see'skorpeeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
 
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 Synonyms: scorpion fish, scorpionfish
 
 See Also: genus Scorpaena, plumed scorpionfish, Scorpaena, Scorpaena grandicornis, scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sea" scor"pi*on\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European sculpin ({Cottus scorpius}) having the head
    armed with short spines.
(b) The scorpene.
 
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