scorpionfish
скорпена, морской ёрш
Skorpionsfisch
Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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.
Skorpionsfisch
скорпе́наskorpéna, морско́й ёршmorskój jorš
More definitions
- marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines
Translations
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Origin
From scorpion + fish.From scorpion + fish.
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Forms
plural: scorpionfish / scorpionfishes| Singular | scorpionfish |
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| Plural | scorpionfish / scorpionfishes |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines:scorpion fishsea scorpion
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfalse scorpionfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular