scórpena

See also: scorpena

Ligurian
scórpena (Scorpaena scrofa)

Etymology

From Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina), derived from σκορπίος (skorpíos, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskurpena/

Noun

scórpena f (plural scórpene)

  1. (zoology, ichthyology) scorpionfish (any of the fish in the family Scorpaenidae)
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