Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name applied to Pterois lunatus, Scorpæna grandicornis, and other stinging fishes of the family Scorpænidæ, from their mane-like spines.
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Examples
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Where the aquarium had once sat was a Starfleet console; she realized she didn’t remember when the lion-fish had been replaced.
Star Trek Voyager Mosaic Jeri Taylor 1996
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Where the aquarium had once sat was a Starfleet console; she realized she didn’t remember when the lion-fish had been replaced.
Star Trek Voyager Mosaic Jeri Taylor 1996
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