scorpionfish

English

A scorpionfish (Scorpaenidae) caught at Bedok Jetty in Singapore

Etymology

scorpion +‎ fish

Noun

scorpionfish (plural scorpionfish or scorpionfishes)

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.

Translations

fish

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蚰 (zh) (yóu), 鮋 (zh), 鲉 (zh) (yóu)
Dhivehi: ފަންހާމަސް އާއިލާ‎‎ (fanhāmas āilā)
French: rascasse (fr) f
Galician: escarapote (gl) m
German: Skorpionsfisch m
Greek: σκορπίνα (el) f (skorpína)

Italian: scorfano (it) m, scorpenide m
Japanese: 鰧 (ja), 虎魚 (オコゼ, okoze)
Ligurian: scórpena f
Maori: matuawhāpuku
Portuguese: peixe-escorpião m, aranhiço m, mangangá (pt) m
Russian: скорпе́на (ru) f (skorpéna), морско́й ёрш m (morskój jorš)
Spanish: pez escorpión m

Further reading

scorpionfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorpaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorpaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
scorpionfish at OneLook Dictionary Search
scorpionfish in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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