- stonefish
- noun Date: 1896 any of several small spiny venomous bony fishes (family Synanceiidae, especially genus Synanceja) common about coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific
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stonefish — [stōn′fish΄] n. pl. stonefish or stonefishes (see FISH) any of a family (Synanceiidae, order Scorpaeniformes) of tropical, marine bony fishes having venomous spines, a scaleless body, and a stonelike appearance … English World dictionary
Stonefish — Taxobox name = Stonefish regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes familia = Synanceiidae genus = Synanceia species = S. verrucosa binomial = Synanceia verrucosa binomial authority = Bloch Schneider,… … Wikipedia
stonefish — /stohn fish /, n., pl. stonefishes, (esp. collectively) stonefish. a tropical scorpion fish, Synanceja verrucosa, having dorsal fin spines from which a deadly poison is discharged. [1660 70; STONE + FISH] * * * ▪ Synancejidae any of certain… … Universalium
stonefish — nuodingoji karpuotė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Synanceia verrucosa angl. devilfish; poison scorpion fish; reef stonefish; stonefish rus. океанская бородавчатка ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
stonefish — /ˈstoʊnfɪʃ / (say stohnfish) noun (plural stonefish or stonefishes) any of several species of highly venomous, tropical Indo Pacific fishes of Synanceja or a related genus, remarkably camouflaged to resemble weathered coral or rock, having… …
stonefish — dryžoji varliažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Halophryne diemensis angl. banded frogfish; stonefish rus. полосатая галофрина ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dryžosios varliažuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
stonefish — noun A venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, of the genus Synanceia, found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean … Wiktionary
stonefish — n. any of a type of scorpion fishes native to the Indo Pacific … English contemporary dictionary
stonefish — noun (plural same or stonefishes) a tropical Indo Pacific fish of bizarre appearance which rests motionless in the sand with its venomous dorsal spines projecting. [Synanceia verrucosa and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
stonefish — stone•fish [[t]ˈstoʊnˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. fish•es, (esp. collectively) fish. ich any tropical scorpionfish of the genus Synanceja that have dorsal fin spines from which a deadly poison is discharged • Etymology: 1660–70 … From formal English to slang
