sea scorpion

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sea scorpion
    n 1: marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head
         and venomous spines [syn: {scorpionfish}, {scorpion fish},
         {sea scorpion}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sea scorpion \Sea" scor"pi*on\ (Zool.)
   (a) A European sculpin ({Cottus scorpius}) having the head
       armed with short spines.
   (b) The scorpene.
       [1913 Webster]

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