Scor*pæ"noid (?), a. [NL.
Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -
oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family
Scorpænidæ, which includes the scorpene, the
rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes.
[Written also scorpænid.] See Illust. under
Rockfish.