"lionfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lionfish.wav Forms: lionfish [plural], lionfishes [plural]
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  1. Any of the venomous fish of the Scorpaenidae family, notable for their long and separated spines Categories (lifeform): Fish, Scorpaeniform fish Related terms: zebra lionfish (taxonomic: Dendrochirus zebra) Translations (venomous fish): skorpionisimppu (Finnish), rascasse volante [feminine] (French), poisson-lion [masculine] (French), Feuerfisch [masculine] (German), 蓑笠子 (minokasago) (alt: ミノカサゴ) (Japanese), 쏠배감펭 (ssolbaegampeng) (Korean), ikan lepu (Malay), roaroailoa (Mokilese), крыла́тка (krylátka) [feminine] (Russian), iasg-leòmhainn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), pez león [masculine] (Spanish), lallong (Tagalog)

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