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scorpaenid

scorpaenid noun: any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.

Noun

scorpaenid (plural scorpaenids)

  1. Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
    Synonyms:
    scorpaenoid

Synonyms of scorpaenid

Forms of scorpaenid

pluralscorpaenids

Origin of scorpaenid

From Latin scorpaen(a) + -id.

Questions about scorpaenid

What does scorpaenid mean?
Scorpaenid means any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
What part of speech is scorpaenid?
Scorpaenid is a noun.
What is the plural of scorpaenid?
The plural of scorpaenid is scorpaenids.

Words near scorpaenid in the dictionary

  1. scornworthy
  2. scorny
  3. scorodite
  4. scorodites
  5. scorp
  6. scorpaenid
  7. scorpaenids
  8. scorpaeniform
  9. scorpaeniforms
  10. scorpaenoid
  11. scorpaenoids

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