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scor•pi•on•fish



Pronunciation: (skôr'pē-un-fish"), [key]
n.,
pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.

any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, esp. members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines. Also called sea scorpion, rockfish.

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