Definition of scorpionfishes Scorpionfishes

scor•pi•on•fish•es

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What does scorpionfishes mean?

Noun Plural: scorpionfishes
scorpionfish - marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
		scorpion fish, sea scorpion
		scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
		genus scorpaena, scorpaena type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes

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scorpionfish (Noun)
Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the " sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.