scorpene
(ˈskɔːpiːn)
Forms: 8 scorpen, 9– scorpene.
[Anglicized form of Scorpæna; in the U.S. perhaps ad. the cognate Sp. escorpina, It. scorpina.]
= Scorpæna; now only U.S. as a name for Scorpæna guttata.
| 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 126 Scorpens, mullets, horse-mackrel, and many other sorts. 1884 Goode, etc. Nat. Hist. Aquatic Anim. 263 Scorpene (Scorpæna guttata)..known by the names ‘Scorpene’, ‘Scorpion’, and ‘Sculpin’. |