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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.

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fire +‎ fish

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