/skawr pee"nid/ , adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
n.
2. a scorpaenid fish.
[ 1880-85; Scorpaenidae family name, equiv. to L scorpaen ( a ) ( skórpaina kind of fish; akin to skorpíos SCORPION) + - idae -IDAE; see -ID 2 ]