SCORPAENID

Meaning of SCORPAENID in English

[scor.pae.nid] n [ultim. fr. Gk skorpaina, a kind of fish] (1885): any of a family (Scorpaenidae) of marine spiny-finned fishes that includes the scorpion fishes -- scorpaenid adj

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SCORPAENID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skorpaina, a kind of fish Date: 1885 any of a family (Scorpaenidae) of marine bony …
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SCORPAENID — I. -ēnə̇d adjective or scor·pae·noid -ēˌnȯid Etymology: scorpaenid from New Latin Scorpaenidae; scorpaenoid from New Latin Scorpaenoidea : of or …
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SCORPAENID — /skawr pee"nid/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including …
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SCORPAENID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skorpaina, a kind of fish Date: 1885 : any of a family (Scorpaenidae) of marine …
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SCORPAENID — Pronunciation: sko ̇ r- ' p ē -n ə d Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skorpaina, a kind of …
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SCORPION FISH — noun Date: 1661 any of various scorpaenid fishes (especially genus Scorpaena )
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ROCKFISH — noun Date: 1598 any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: as, any of a genus …
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REDFISH — noun Date: 15th century any of various reddish fishes: as, a. a marine scorpaenid food fish ( Sebastes marinus ) …
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OCEAN PERCH — noun Date: 1943 any of several marine scorpaenid food fishes (genus Sebastes ):, redfish a, one ( S. alutus ) …
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LIONFISH — noun Date: circa 1907 any of several scorpaenid fishes (genus Pterois ) of the Indian Ocean and the tropical Pacific …
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SCORPAENOID — I. adjective see scorpaenid I II. noun see scorpaenid II
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TRIGLIDAE — -ləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Trigla, type genus (from Late Latin, red mullet, from Greek trigla, …
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SEBASTODES — sə̇ˈbastə(ˌ)dēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Sebastes, genus of scorpaenid fish (from Greek sebastos august, worthy of reverence, …
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SANCORD — ˈsanˌkȯrd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Afrikaans : a small reddish deep-sea scorpaenid fish ( Helicolenus maculatus ) of southern …
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SABLEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a large elongated slaty gray to nearly black scorpaenid food fish ( Anoplopoma fimbria ) of the …
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PLATYCEPHALIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷sə̇ˈfaləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Platycephalus, type genus + -idae : a family of scorpaenid fishes …
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LIPARIDIDAE — ˌlipəˈridəˌdē noun ( plural ) Etymology: New Latin, from Liparid-, Liparis, type genus + -idae : a family of scorpaenid …
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LINGCOD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: ling (I) + cod : a large greenish-fleshed scorpaenid fish ( Ophiodon elongatus ) of the Pacific …
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JACOPEVER — ˌyäkəˈpevə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Afrikaans jakopewer, probably irregular from Jacob Evertsen, 17th century Du. sea captain with bulging …
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HORSEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural horsefish or horsefishes ) 1. a. : moonfish a b. : sauger c. : a sea …
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GURNARD — ˈgərnərd noun ( plural gurnard or gurnards ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gornart, irregular from grogner, grognier to …
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DEMON STINGER — noun : a variably colored scorpaenid fish ( Inimicus japonicus ) of coral reefs of the tropical Pacific having long …
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CYCLOPTERIDAE — ˌsīˌkläpˈterəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cyclopterus, type genus (from cycl- + -pterus ) + -idae : …
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COBBLER — ˈkäblə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cobelere 1. : a repairer or maker of shoes and often of …
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BULLHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of numerous large-headed fishes: as a. : any of several scorpaenid fishes: as (1) : …
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BLACK ROCKFISH — noun 1. : either of two common rockfishes: a. : priestfish b. : a common dark-colored scorpaenid food fish ( …
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SCORPAENOID — (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other …
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SCORPAENOID — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCORPIONFISH — /skawr"pee euhn fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) scorpionfish , ( esp. referring to two or more …
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SCORPAENOID — /skawr pee"noyd/ , adj. 1. resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae. n. 2. a scorpaenoid fish. [ 1835-45; scorpaen …
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SCORPION FISH — Date: 1661 : any of various scorpaenid fishes (especially genus Scorpaena )
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ROCKFISH — noun Date: 1598 : any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: as a. : any …
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