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scorpionfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
scor-pi-onfish
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From scorpion + fish.

Inflected Forms

scorpionfishes (plural)

Phrases

false scorpionfish

Synonyms

scorpion fish sea scorpion

Questions

What does scorpionfish mean?
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.
Where does scorpionfish come from?
From scorpion + fish.

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