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Pterois

noun

lionfishes

• Syn: ↑genus Pterois

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Scorpaenidae, ↑family Scorpaenidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑lionfish

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\\ˈterəwə̇s, -eˌrȯis\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek pteroeis feathered, winged, from pteron feather, wing

: a genus of small brilliantly colored scorpion fishes including the lion-fishes

Useful english dictionary. 2012.