lionfish

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US/ˈlaɪənˌfɪʃ/

noun

Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae.

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turkeyfish
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Meanings

nounlionfish (plural lionfish or lionfishes)

plural lionfishes

  1. Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae.

    Synonyms: turkeyfish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae.

Similar
turkeyfish

Origin

Compound of lion + fish.

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Translations

Afrikaans vuurvis
  • vuurvisvenomous fish
Chinese Mandarin 蓑鮋 /蓑鲉, 獅子魚 /狮子鱼
  • 蓑鮋 /蓑鲉 (suōyóu)venomous fish
  • 獅子魚 /狮子鱼 (shīzi-yú)venomous fish
Czech perutýn
  • perutýnvenomous fish
Danish dragefisk
  • dragefiskvenomous fish
Dutch koraalduivel
  • koraalduivelvenomous fish
Finnish skorpionisimppu
  • skorpionisimppuvenomous fish
French rascasse volante, poisson-lion
  • rascasse volantevenomous fish
  • poisson-lionvenomous fish
German Feuerfisch, Rotfeuerfisch
  • Feuerfischvenomous fish
  • Rotfeuerfischvenomous fish
Greek λιονταρόψαρο
  • λιονταρόψαρο (liontarópsaro)venomous fish
Hungarian tűzhal
  • tűzhalvenomous fish
Irish dragainéad
  • dragainéadvenomous fish
Japanese 蓑笠子
  • 蓑笠子 (minokasago)venomous fish
Korean 쏠배감펭
  • 쏠배감펭 (ssolbaegampeng)venomous fish
Malay lepu, depu belang
  • lepuvenomous fish
  • depu belangvenomous fish
Norwegian Bokmål drakefisk
  • drakefiskvenomous fish
Polish ognica, skrzydlica
  • ognicavenomous fish
  • skrzydlicavenomous fish
Portuguese peixe-leão
  • peixe-leãovenomous fish
Russian крыла́тка
  • крыла́тка (krylátka)venomous fish
Scottish Gaelic iasg-leòmhainn
  • iasg-leòmhainnvenomous fish
Spanish pez león
  • pez leónvenomous fish
Tagalog lallong
  • lallongvenomous fish
Thai ปลาสิงโต
  • ปลาสิงโต (bplaa-sǐng-dtoo)venomous fish
Turkish aslan balığı
  • aslan balığıvenomous fish
Ukrainian крила́тка
  • крила́тка (krylátka)venomous fish
Cite this entry
APA

lionfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionfish

MLA

“lionfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lionfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionfish.

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