Definition of scorpaenid Scorpaenid

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What does scorpaenid mean?

Noun Plural: scorpaenids
scorpaenid - any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
		scorpaenid fish
		scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish fishes having the head armored with bony plates
		family scorpaenidae, scorpaenidae scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes
		scorpion fish, scorpionfish, sea scorpion marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
		lionfish brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins
		stonefish, synanceja verrucosa venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock