scorpaenid meaning

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scorpaenid (noun): any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific.

Definition of scorpaenid

  1. any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific

    Synonyms: scorpaenid fish

    Type of: scorpaenoid

    Kinds: scorpionfish, lionfish, stonefish, rockfish

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in ID · 10-letter words

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