lionfish

English

Etymology

Compound of lion +‎ fish.

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Noun

lionfish (plural lionfish or lionfishes)

  1. Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae.
    Synonym: turkeyfish

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