Scorpaenoid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scorpaenoid \Scor*pae"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus
     (see {Scorpene}) + -oid.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the family {Scorpaenidae}, which includes
     the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and
     many other food fishes. [Written also {scorpaenid}.] See
     Illust. under {Rockfish}.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scorpaenoid
       n : fishes having the head armored with bony plates [syn: {scorpaenoid
           fish}]