lionfish

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lionfish

/ˈlaɪənˌfɪʃ/ US

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Compound of lion + fish.

noun lionfish · lionfishes

Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae.
Similar: turkeyfish

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noun venomous fish

Español	pez león
한국어	쏠배감펭 ssolbaegampeng
日本語	蓑笠子 minokasago
中文	蓑鮋 /蓑鲉 suōyóu, 獅子魚 /狮子鱼 shīzi-yú
Português	peixe-leão
Français	rascasse volante, poisson-lion
Deutsch	Feuerfisch, Rotfeuerfisch
Ελληνικά	λιονταρόψαρο liontarópsaro
Русский	крыла́тка krylátka

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@misc{lionfish_2026,
  title = {lionfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lionfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}