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lionfish

noun 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
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First Known Use of LIONFISH

circa 1907

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