Scorpaenoid

a.

1.

(Zool.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorpænidæ, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also scorpænid.] See Illust. under Rockfish.

Noun

1.

scorpaenoid - fishes having the head armored with bony plates Synonyms: scorpaenoid fish

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

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