lionfish
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li·on·fish
\ˈlī-ən-ˌfish\
Definition of lionfish
: any of several scorpaenid fishes (genus Pterois) of the Indian Ocean and the tropical Pacific that are brilliantly striped and barred with elongated fins and venomous dorsal spines
Circa 1907
First Known Use of lionfish
circa 1907
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