sea scorpion

sea scor·pi·on

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Definitions of sea scorpion words

noun sea scorpion scorpionfish. 1
noun sea scorpion any of various northern marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae, esp Taurulus bubalis (long-spined sea scorpion). They have a tapering body and a large head covered with bony plates and spines 0
noun sea scorpion any of an extinct order (Eurypterida, class Merostomata) of large arthropods 0

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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