firefish

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firefish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Firefish \Fire"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois, family
     Scorp[ae]nid[ae], of several species, inhabiting the
     Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very
     large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins.
     [1913 Webster]