SCORPAENID FISH Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase scorpaenid fish. (close relations)
Definition of SCORPAENID FISH
Best Alternative Words for SCORPAENID FISH
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bullhead | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines • any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States | ||||||||
gurnard | nounn | |||||||
noun • bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom | ||||||||
lionfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins | ||||||||
rockfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks • marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America • marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone | ||||||||
stonefish | nounn | |||||||
noun • venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock | ||||||||
scorpaenid | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific |