Category:Scorpaenoid

Scor*pæ"noid, a. Etym: [nl. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see scorpene) + -oid.] (zoöl.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the family scorpænidæ, which includes the Scorpene, the rosefish, the california rockfishes, and many other Food fishes. [written also scorpænid.] See illust. under rockfish.