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Definition of Scorpaenid
1. Noun. Any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific.
Generic synonyms: Scorpaenoid, Scorpaenoid Fish
Group relationships: Family Scorpaenidae, Scorpaenidae
Specialized synonyms: Scorpion Fish, Scorpionfish, Sea Scorpion, Lionfish, Stonefish, Synanceja Verrucosa, Rockfish
Definition of Scorpaenid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorpaenid
Literary usage of Scorpaenid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Five murrelets collected in winter had eaten scorpaenid rockfish and squid (Loligo
opalescens), as well as large juvenile herring and sand lance (table 1). ..."
2. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1857)
"Olivaceous, with a series of saddle-like and black patches ; abdomen dull yellow
or white. List of specimens. IV. FAMILY scorpaenid^E. 16. ..."
3. Dunedin and Its Neighbourhood: A Short Account of Its History, Biology, and by Alexander Bathgate (1904)
"... Spotty Butter-fish Kelp-fish Haddock Bed cod Whiting Ling Flounder Yellow-belly
Sole Brill Gar-fish Sand-eel. In addition, the quaint scorpaenid, ..."
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