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Scorpaenoid

Scorpaenoid Meaning & Definition
Scorpaenoid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scorpaenoid?

[n] fishes having the head armored with bony plates

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scorpaenoid: scorpaenoid fish

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See Also | acanthopterygian | butterflyfish | Cyclopterus lumpus | flathead | flying gurnard | flying robin | greenling | gurnard | lingcod | Liparis liparis | lumpfish | Ophiodon elongatus | poacher | scorpaenid | scorpaenid fish | Scorpaenoidea | sculpin | sea poacher | sea poker | sea snail | seasnail | snailfish | spiny-finned fish | suborder Scorpaenoidea

Scorpaenoid In Webster's Dictionary

\Scor*p[ae]"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see {Scorpene}) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the family {Scorp[ae]nid[ae]}, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also {scorp[ae]nid}.] See Illust. under {Rockfish}.

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