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nounAny fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
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nounany of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
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scorpaenid fish
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scorpaenoidscorpaenoid fish
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Origin
From Latin scorpaen(a) + -id.
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APA
scorpaenid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpaenid
MLA
“scorpaenid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpaenid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorpaenid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpaenid.
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