Definition of scorpionfish in English:
scorpionfish
nounPlural scorpionfishesˈskɔːpɪənfɪʃˈskɔrpiənˌfɪʃ
A chiefly bottom-dwelling marine fish which is typically red in colour and has spines on the head that are sometimes venomous.
Family Scorpaenidae: many genera and numerous species, including the redfishes and rockfishes
Example sentencesExamples
- Pterois volitans are differentiated from other scorpionfishes by having 13 rather than 12 poisonous dorsal spines and 14 long, feather-like pectoral rays.
- Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a reluctant moray eel to come out of its crevice by poking it with the spiny body of a dead scorpionfish.
- A magnificent short-spined scorpionfish with an impressive pink and dirty tan camouflage posed brilliantly, its huge eyes following my every move.
- The rocky reefs and the small caverns formed within them are home to groupers, moray and conger eels, scorpionfish, many octopus and the occasional spiny lobster.
- Bearded scorpionfish lurk everywhere - in crevices, on ledges and under rocky overhangs of stacked boulders - so keep your eyes peeled.
Definition of scorpionfish in US English:
scorpionfish
nounˈskɔrpiənˌfɪʃˈskôrpēənˌfiSH
A chiefly bottom-dwelling marine fish which is typically red in color and has spines on the head that are sometimes venomous.
Family Scorpaenidae: many genera and numerous species, including the redfishes and rockfishes
Example sentencesExamples
- A magnificent short-spined scorpionfish with an impressive pink and dirty tan camouflage posed brilliantly, its huge eyes following my every move.
- Bearded scorpionfish lurk everywhere - in crevices, on ledges and under rocky overhangs of stacked boulders - so keep your eyes peeled.
- Pterois volitans are differentiated from other scorpionfishes by having 13 rather than 12 poisonous dorsal spines and 14 long, feather-like pectoral rays.
- The rocky reefs and the small caverns formed within them are home to groupers, moray and conger eels, scorpionfish, many octopus and the occasional spiny lobster.
- Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a reluctant moray eel to come out of its crevice by poking it with the spiny body of a dead scorpionfish.