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Noun: scorpaenoid  skor'pee,noyd
  1. Fishes having the head armoured with bony plates
    - scorpaenoid fish

Derived forms: scorpaenoids

Type of: acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish

Part of: Scorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea