scorp[ae]na scrofa

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scorp[ae]na scrofa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scorpene \Scor"pene\, n. [F. scorp[`e]ne, fr. L. scorpaena a
     kind of fish, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
     A marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena, as the European
     hogfish (Scorpaena scrofa), and the California species
     (Scorpaena guttata).
     [1913 Webster]

  Hogfish \Hog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish
         (Lachnol[ae]mus).
     (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice.
     (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.
     (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish
         (Scorp[ae]na scrofa).
         [1913 Webster]