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Noun: scorpionfish  'skor-pee-un,fish
  1. Marine fishes having a tapering body with an armoured head and venomous spines
    - scorpion fish, sea scorpion

Derived forms: scorpionfishes, scorpion fish

Type of: scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish

Part of: genus Scorpaena, Scorpaena

Encyclopedia: Scorpionfish