lionfish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(līən fish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
li•on•fish  (līən fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish. 
  1. Fisha brightly striped scorpionfish of the genus Pterois, esp. P. volitans, of the Indo-Pacific region, having long, flamboyant, venomous spiny fins.
  2. Fishan Atlantic scorpionfish, Scorpaena grandicornis.
  • 1905–10 lion + fish

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