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scorpionfish

[ skawr-pee-uhn-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) scorpionfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) scorpionfishes.
  1. any of several tropical and temperate marine scorpaenid fishes, especially members of the genus Scorpaena, many having venomous dorsal spines.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scorpionfish1

First recorded in 1655–65; scorpion + fish
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Its exhibit offerings will feature sea life including garden eels, lionfish and scorpionfish, among other sea creatures situated in a large marine ecosystem.

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There were scorpionfish, red mullet and sea bream.

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Tibau, one of the two remaining fishermen in this speck of a Mediterranean town about 100 miles north of Barcelona, was hoping for a haul of lobster, langoustine and scorpionfish.

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Mr. Tibau, one of the two remaining fishermen in this speck of a Mediterranean town about 100 miles north of Barcelona, was hoping for a haul of lobster, langoustine and scorpionfish.

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The restaurant, on 43rd Street near Ninth Avenue, famously introduced many New Yorkers to crudo, the Italian-style raw seafood preparation, and to countless previously obscure fish species, like blackfish, scorpionfish and porgy.

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