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Webster 1913 Edition


Scorpaenoid

Scor-pae′noid

,
Adj.
[NL.
Scorpaena
, a typical genus (see
Scorpene
) +
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the family
Scorpaenidae
, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes.
[Written also
scorpaenid
.]
See Illust. under
Rockfish
.

Definition 2024


scorpaenoid

scorpaenoid

English

Adjective

scorpaenoid (comparative more scorpaenoid, superlative most scorpaenoid)

  1. (zoology) Of or relating to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes.

Noun

scorpaenoid (plural scorpaenoids)

  1. A scorpaenid.