scorpaenid fish
any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific • Syn: scorpaenid • Hypernyms: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish • Hyponyms: scorpionfish, scorpion fish, sea scorpion, lionfish, stonefish, Synanceja verrucosa, rockfish • Member Holonyms: Scorpaenidae, family Scorpaenidae
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