Scorpaenoidea

plural noun

Scor·​pae·​noi·​dea

ˌskȯ(r)pēˈnȯidēə

: a large suborder of Scleroparei comprising the mail-cheeked fishes (as the scorpion fishes and gurnards) see scorpaenidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Scorpaena + -oidea

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