genus scorpaena

1. 1.

   type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes

   SynonymsScorpaena

   Broaderfish genus

   Part ofScorpaenidae

Questions about genus scorpaena

What does genus scorpaena mean?

genus scorpaena means "type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes".

What is another word for genus scorpaena?

Close synonyms include Scorpaena. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus scorpaena a common word?

genus scorpaena is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.