"scorpionfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scorpionfish [plural], scorpionfishes [plural]
Etymology: scorpion + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scorpion|fish}} scorpion + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|scorpionfish|+}} scorpionfish (plural scorpionfish or scorpionfishes)
  1. Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus. Wikipedia link: Bedok Jetty Categories (lifeform): Scorpaeniform fish Translations (fish): σκόρπαινα (skórpaina) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), (yóu) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (yóu) (Chinese Mandarin), ropušnice [feminine] (Czech), ފަންހާމަސް އާއިލާ (fan̊hāmas āilā) (Dhivehi), schorpioenvis [masculine] (Dutch), skorpionisimppu (Finnish), skorpionikala (Finnish), rascasse [feminine] (French), escarapote [masculine] (Galician), alcarraza [feminine] (Galician), Skorpionsfisch [masculine] (German), σκορπίνα (skorpína) [feminine] (Greek), scorfano [masculine] (Italian), scorpenide [masculine] (Italian), (Japanese), 虎魚 (okoze) (alt: オコゼ) (Japanese), scorpaena [feminine] (Latin), scórpena [feminine] (Ligurian), matuawhāpuku (Maori), اسقورپیت (iskorpit) (Ottoman Turkish), peixe-escorpião [masculine] (Portuguese), aranhiço [masculine] (Portuguese), mangangá [masculine] (Portuguese), скорпе́на (skorpéna) [feminine] (Russian), морско́й ёрш (morskój jorš) [masculine] (Russian), pez escorpión [masculine] (Spanish), iskorpit (Turkish)

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