scorpionfish
[
skawr
-pee-
uh
n-fish]
/ˈskɔr pi ənˌfɪʃ/
noun
,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
scorpionfish
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
scorpionfishes.
1.
any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid
fishes
, especially members of the genus
Scorpaena,
many having venomous dorsal spines.
Also called
sea scorpion
,
rockfish
.
Origin
1655-65;
scorpion
+
fish