scorpaenoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fishes having the head armored with bony plates
    scorpaenoid fish.

WordNet

Scor*pæ"noid adjective (Also<
  • Scorpaenoid
  • Scorpænoid
)
Etymology
NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -oid.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorpænidæ, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. Written also scorpænid. See Illust. under Rockfish.

Webster 1913