scorpionfish

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skôr′pē ən fish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scor•pi•on•fish  (skôr′pē ən fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fishany of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, esp. members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines. Also called sea scorpion, rockfish. 
  • scorpion + fish 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scorpion fish n
  1. any of various scorpaenid fishes of the genus Scorpaena and related genera, of temperate and tropical seas, having venomous spines on the dorsal and anal fins
'scorpionfish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blackbelly rosefish - lionfish - rockfish - sculpin - sea scorpion

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