Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A scorpænoid fish, Scorpæna guttata.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A marine food fish of the genus Scorpæna, as the European hogfish (
S. scrofa ), and the California species (S. guttata ).
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Examples
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The service agreement for the purchase of the scorpene submarines of RM 500 million gives another 9 month.
Planet Malaysia 2010
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- Unless you can prove that our country is in imminent danger of invasion, sell the scorpene submarines and other military hardware then use the proceeds to upgrade public transportation.
Global Voices Online 2009
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