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scorpionfish

Definition of scorpionfish

noun (plural same or scorpionfishes)

  • a chiefly bottom-dwelling marine fish which is typically red in colour and has spines on the head that are sometimes venomous.
    • Family Scorpaenidae: many genera and numerous species, including the redfishes and rockfishes

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