Scorpaenoid \Scor*p[ae]"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -oid.]

(Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorp[ae]nid[ae], which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also scorp[ae]nid.]

See Illust. under Rockfish.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)