sea scorpion

noun

, Ichthyology.

1. scorpionfish.

sea scorpion

noun

1. any of various northern marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae, esp Taurulus bubalis ( long-spined sea scorpion ). They have a tapering body and a large head covered with bony plates and spines

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea scorpion¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

Presently the son in-law comes in with the sea-scorpion, which he gives to his father-in-law to eat.

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Before the ancestor of the sea scorpion could survive being left by the tide it had to develop its casing and armour.

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The male of the Cottus scorpius, or sea-scorpion, is more slender and smaller than the female.

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