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Definition of Scorpaenoid
1. Noun. Fishes having the head armored with bony plates.
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Specialized synonyms: Lingcod, Ophiodon Elongatus, Scorpaenid, Scorpaenid Fish, Sculpin, Cyclopterus Lumpus, Lumpfish, Liparis Liparis, Sea Snail, Seasnail, Snailfish, Poacher, Sea Poacher, Sea Poker, Greenling, Flathead, Gurnard, Butterflyfish, Flying Gurnard, Flying Robin
Group relationships: Scorpaenoidea, Suborder Scorpaenoidea
Medical Definition of Scorpaenoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorpaenoid
Literary usage of Scorpaenoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Michigan State Library: United States Documents, State by Michigan State Library (1898)
"Description of a new scorpaenoid fish, from the coast of California. — Description
of a new scorpaenoid fish, from Monterey Bay, California. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"3. — bay, California, pp. 5. By David S. Jordan and Charles H. Gilbert. (From Proc.
Description of a new scorpaenoid Fish ..."
3. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"A review of the scorpaenoid fishes of Japan. Washington, DC, Smithsonian Inst., Nation.
Mus. Proc., 27, 1904, (97-175, with text fig. and pi.). ..."
4. Fishes of Australia: A Popular and Systematic Guide to the Study of the by David George Stead (1906)
"In colouration, this species, like so many scorpaenoid fishes, is very beautiful;
but it requires to be seen while fresh to be properly appreciated. ..."
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