Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois, family
Scorpænidæ , of several species, inhabiting the Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins.
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- noun Any of various fish of the
genera Nemateleotris, Pterois, and Parapterois.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have since upgraded to a 72 gallon “bowfront” with small fish including: blennies, gobies, clownfish, firefish, and black molies that serve as “dither fish”.
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Native to the Indo-Pacific, the aptly-named lionfish also known as the scorpion fish, or firefish is believed to have been introduced to East Coast waters, including the Caribbean, by pet owners releasing aquarium fish into coastal waters.
Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011
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Native to the Indo-Pacific, the aptly-named lionfish also known as the scorpion fish, or firefish is believed to have been introduced to East Coast waters, including the Caribbean, by pet owners releasing aquarium fish into coastal waters.
Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011
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By the way, did you -- er -- see me trying to catch some of those firefish just now? "
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle or The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht. Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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By the way, did you -- er -- see me trying to catch some of those firefish just now? "
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle Or, The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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