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SCORPAENA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes
Synonyms:
genus Scorpaena; Scorpaena
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Scorpaena" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Scorpaena"):
scorpion fish; scorpionfish; sea scorpion (marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines)
plumed scorpionfish; Scorpaena grandicornis (a kind of scorpionfish)
Holonyms ("Scorpaena" is a member of...):
family Scorpaenidae; Scorpaenidae (scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes)
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