sea scorpion

noun

A European sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius (synonym Cottus scorpius), having the head armed with short spines.

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scorpionfishscorpion fish
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Meanings

nounsea scorpion (plural sea scorpions)

plural sea scorpions · alternative sea-scorpion

  1. A European sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius (synonym Cottus scorpius), having the head armed with short spines.
  2. A scorpionfish.
  3. Any extinct chelicerate arthropod in the order Eurypterida.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmarine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines

Similar
scorpionfishscorpion fish
Broader
scorpaenidscorpaenid fish
Also see
eurypteridlong-spined bullheadscorpionfish

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Chicago

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