HyperDic: scorpaenoidea

English > 1 sense of the word Scorpaenoidea:
NOUNanimalScorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoideamail-cheeked fishes
English > Scorpaenoidea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards.
Synonymsuborder Scorpaenoidea
Member ofAcanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygiiteleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
MembersCottidae, family Cottidaesculpins
Cyclopteridae, family Cyclopteridaelumpfishes
Liparididae, family Liparididae, Liparidae, family Liparidaesnailfishes
Ophiodontidae, family Ophiodontidaefishes closely related to greenlings
Platycephalidae, family Platycephalidaescorpaenoid flatheads
Triglidae, family TriglidaeIn some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)
scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fishfishes having the head armored with bony plates
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals

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