单词 | scorpaenid |
释义 | scorpaenid in British English (skɔːˈpiːnɪd) noun 1. any spiny-finned marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae, having sharp spines on the fins and a heavy armoured head: includes the scorpion fishes, rockfishes, and redfishes adjective 2. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Scorpaenidae Word origin via New Latin from Latin scorpaena a sea-scorpion; see scorpionscorpaenid in American English (skɔrˈpinɪd) noun any of a family (Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes) of spiny-finned, marine bony fishes, including the scorpionfishes and the rockfishes Derived forms scorpaenoid (scorˈpaenoid) (skɔrˈpinɔɪd) adjective, noun Word origin < L scorpaena, kind of fish < Gr skorpaina, fem. of skorpios, spiny fish (see scorpion) + -id |
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