Pterois

noun

Pter·​ois

ˈterəwə̇s,

-eˌrȯis

: a genus of small brilliantly colored scorpion fishes including the lionfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from Greek pteroeis feathered, winged, from pteron feather, wing

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