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Noun: scorpaenid  skor'pee-nid
  1. Any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific
    - scorpaenid fish

Derived forms: scorpaenids

Type of: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish

Part of: family Scorpaenidae, Scorpaenidae

Encyclopedia: Scorpaenid