scorpionfish

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scorpionfish

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noun scorpionfish · scorpionfishes

  1. Any of the family Scorpaenidae of mostly marine fish, including many of the world's most venomous species, the "sting" taking the form of sharp spines coated with venomous mucus.

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noun fish

Españolpez escorpión, escorpena, escorpina
日本語鰧, 虎魚 okoze
中文蚰 yóu, 鮋 /鲉 yóu
Portuguêspeixe-escorpião, aranhiço, mangangá
Françaisrascasse, diable de mer
DeutschSkorpionsfisch
Italianoscorfano, scorpenide
Ελληνικάσκορπίνα skorpína
Românăscorpie de mare
Русскийскорпе́на skorpéna, морско́й ёрш morskój jorš

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@misc{scorpionfish_2026,
  title = {scorpionfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scorpionfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}