STONEFISH

Meaning of STONEFISH in English

■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a tropical Indo-Pacific fish of bizarre appearance which rests motionless in the sand with its venomous dorsal spines projecting. [ Synanceia verrucosa and other species.]

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STONEFISH — noun Date: 1896 any of several small spiny venomous bony fishes (family Synanceiidae, especially genus Synanceja ) common about coral …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STONEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several small dull-colored sluggish spiny scorpion fishes of Synanceja or a closely related genus that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STONEFISH — /stohn"fish'/ , n. , pl. stonefishes , ( esp. collectively ) stonefish . a tropical scorpion fish, Synanceja verrucosa, having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STONEFISH — n. any of a type of scorpion fishes native to the Indo-Pacific
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STONEFISH — noun Date: 1896 : any of several small spiny venomous bony fishes (family Synanceiidae, especially genus Synanceja ) common about …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STONEFISH — [stone.fish] n (1896): any of several small spiny venomous scorpion fishes (esp. genus Synanceja) common about coral reefs of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STONEFISH — any of certain species of venomous marine fish of the genus Synanceja and the family Synancejidae, found in shallow waters …
Britannica English vocabulary
STONEFISH — stonefish BrE AmE ˈstəʊn fɪʃ AmE \ ˈstoʊn- ▷ stonefish|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STONEFISH — n. (pl. same) a venomous tropical fish, Synanceia verrucosa, with poison glands underlying its erect dorsal spines. Also called DEVILFISH.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STONEFISH — n. (pl. same) a venomous tropical fish, Synanceia verrucosa, with poison glands underlying its erect dorsal spines. Also called DEVILFISH.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STONEFISH — n. (pl. same) a venomous tropical fish, Synanceia verrucosa, with poison glands underlying its erect dorsal spines. Also called DEVILFISH.
Oxford English vocab
STONEFISH — [noun] [C] [plural] stonefish or stonefishes - a tropical fish with a very poisonous bite which looks like a piece …
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STONEFISH — Бородавчатка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STONEFISH — ихт. бородавчатка (Synanceia); pl бородавчатковые (Synanceiidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
STONEFISH — ихт. бородавчатка ( Synanceia ) ; pl бородавчатковые ( Synanceiidae )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
STONEFISH — n. Pronunciation: ' st ō n- ˌ fish Function: noun Date: 1896 : any of several small spiny venomous bony …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROCKFISH — or stonefish Name applied to species in the lionfish , redfish , and zebra fish . In North America the …
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STINGFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : stonefish 2. : scorpion fish
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA DEVIL — noun 1. : devilfish 1 2. : monkfish 1 3. : black sea devil 4. : stonefish
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LION-FISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several scorpion fishes (genus Pterois ) of the tropical Pacific brilliantly striped and barred …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEVILFISH — ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) any of a number of marine creatures perceived as having a sinister …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCORPION FISH — any of the numerous bottom-living marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae, especially those of the genus Scorpaena, widely distributed in …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCORPAENIFORM — also called mail-cheeked fish, any member of the order Scorpaeniformes, a group of bony fishes that includes the sea robins, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCKFISH — also called Stonefish, alternative name sometimes used for the scorpion fish (q.v.), family Scorpaenidae, which includes the lion-fish and the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FISH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVILFISH — n. (pl. same or -fishes) 1 = devil ray. 2 any of various fish, esp. the stonefish. 3 hist. an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVILFISH — n. (pl. same or -fishes) 1 = devil ray. 2 any of various fish, esp. the stonefish. 3 hist. an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVILFISH — n. (pl. same or -fishes) 1. devil ray. 2 any of various fish, esp. the stonefish. 3 hist. an octopus.
Oxford English vocab
CHIPMUNK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A chipmunk dashed across the grass. ▪ Does that mean that a man is a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCKFISH — n. or stonefish Name applied to species in the scorpion-fish family (Scorpaenidae), including the lionfish , redfish , and zebra …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
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