lionfish
noun
li·on·fish ˈlī-ən-ˌfish 
: any of several scorpaenid fishes (genus Pterois) of the Indian Ocean and the tropical Pacific that are brilliantly striped and barred with elongated fins and venomous dorsal spines
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The first time the famous boutique seafood restaurant Jammal bought lionfish from the market, the fishmongers were intrigued. 
Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Thanks to their poisonous dorsal spines, the lionfish are also extravagantly ugly. Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Some of these produce may include Florida lionfish, 14-day dry aged bluefin tuna or local purple rice from Jacksonville hand-ground into puffed rice chips to serve with toro and caviar. Cheryl Tiu, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Make sure to eat something with lionfish in it; this invasive species is quickly becoming traditional cuisine in an attempt to cull it from the Caribbean. Ali Wunderman, Forbes, 8 June 2022 The Florida conservation commission has removed thousands of Burmese pythons from the Everglades, overseen a multiyear statewide effort to kill lionfish from Florida waters and actively encourages iguana removal. Max Chesnes, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022 This was all the PR that the lionfish renegades needed— a Caribbean movement had effectively begun. Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 In addition, teams of volunteer divers are sent out to spear lionfish. Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2021 Florida already has plenty of non-native species such as the arapaima, termites, lionfish, Burmese pythons and certain types of lizards and iguanas. Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 30 July 2021 See More
Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Thanks to their poisonous dorsal spines, the lionfish are also extravagantly ugly. Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Some of these produce may include Florida lionfish, 14-day dry aged bluefin tuna or local purple rice from Jacksonville hand-ground into puffed rice chips to serve with toro and caviar. Cheryl Tiu, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Make sure to eat something with lionfish in it; this invasive species is quickly becoming traditional cuisine in an attempt to cull it from the Caribbean. Ali Wunderman, Forbes, 8 June 2022 The Florida conservation commission has removed thousands of Burmese pythons from the Everglades, overseen a multiyear statewide effort to kill lionfish from Florida waters and actively encourages iguana removal. Max Chesnes, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022 This was all the PR that the lionfish renegades needed— a Caribbean movement had effectively begun. Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 In addition, teams of volunteer divers are sent out to spear lionfish. Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2021 Florida already has plenty of non-native species such as the arapaima, termites, lionfish, Burmese pythons and certain types of lizards and iguanas. Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 30 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above