/ Dictionary / Index S scorpaenid: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: scor•pae•nid Pronunciation: (skôr-pē'nid), [key] — adj. belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes. —n. a scorpaenid fish. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: scorpaenid (Thesaurus) scornful scorpaenoid Related Content Daily Word Quiz: didactic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language