Scorpididae
plural noun
Scor·pid·i·dae
skȯ(r)ˈpidəˌdē
: a small family of scaly-finned percoid fishes of the Pacific ocean including the half-moon that have a deep compressed body, well-developed teeth, and a single dorsal fin
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Scorpid-, Scorpis, type genus (from Greek skorpid-, skorpis, a kind of seafish) + -idae
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