scorpionfish
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word scorpionfish. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word scorpionfish, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say scorpionfish in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word scorpionfish you have here. The definition of the word scorpionfish will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofscorpionfish, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
A scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) caught at Bedok Jetty in Singapore
English
_caught_at_Bedok_Jetty,_Singapore_-_20101204.jpg)
Etymology
Noun
scorpionfish (plural scorpionfish or scorpionfishes)
- Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.
Derived terms
Translations
fish
|
Further reading
scorpionfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Scorpaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorpaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - “scorpionfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “scorpionfish”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
