English noun: scorpaenoid | |||
1. | scorpaenoid (animal) fishes having the head armored with bony plates | ||
Synonyms | scorpaenoid fish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | butterflyfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, flathead, flying gurnard, flying robin, greenling, gurnard, lingcod, Liparis liparis, lumpfish, Ophiodon elongatus, poacher, scorpaenid, scorpaenid fish, sculpin, sea poacher, sea poker, sea snail, seasnail, snailfish | ||
Member meronym | Scorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea | ||