The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
scorpaenid — [skôr pē′nid] n. [< L scorpaena, kind of fish < Gr skorpaina, fem. of skorpios, spiny fish (see SCORPION) + ID] any of a family (Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes) of spiny finned, marine bony fishes, including the scorpionfishes and the… … English World dictionary
scorpaenid — noun any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom dwelling warm water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific • Syn: ↑scorpaenid fish • Hypernyms: ↑scorpaenoid, ↑scorpaenoid fish • Hyponyms: ↑scorpionfish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scorpaenid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skorpaina, a kind of fish Date: 1885 any of a family (Scorpaenidae) of marine bony fishes possessing usually venomous spines on the fins that includes the scorpion fishes, lionfishes, and rockfishes •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scorpaenid — /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; < NL Scorpaenidae family name, equiv. to … Universalium
scorpaenid fish — noun any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom dwelling warm water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific • Syn: ↑scorpaenid • Hypernyms: ↑scorpaenoid, ↑scorpaenoid fish • Hyponyms: ↑scorpionfish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scorpaenid — scor·pae·nid … English syllables
scorpaenid — /skɔˈpinɪd/ (say skaw peenid) adjective 1. of or relating to the Scorpaenidae, a large family of marine spiny finned fishes found in all waters but particularly abundant in the Pacific. –noun 2. a fish of the family Scorpaenidae, as the red rock… …
scorpaenoid — noun fishes having the head armored with bony plates • Syn: ↑scorpaenoid fish • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑lingcod, ↑Ophiodon elongatus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scorpaeniform — Introduction also called mail cheeked fish, any member of the order Scorpaeniformes, a group of bony fishes that includes the sea robins, sculpins, and numerous other forms. They are characterized by a plate of bone running across each… … Universalium
family Scorpaenidae — noun scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes • Syn: ↑Scorpaenidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Meronyms: ↑scorpaenid, ↑scorpaenid fish, ↑Scorpaena, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
