scórpena

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Ligurian

scórpena (Scorpaena scrofa)

Etymology

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina), derived from σκορπίος (skorpíos, scorpion).

Pronunciation

Noun

scórpena f (plural scórpene)

  1. (zoology, ichthyology) scorpionfish (any of the fish in the family Scorpaenidae)