sea scorpion

English

the sea scorpion (Myoxocephalus scorpius)

Noun

sea scorpion (plural sea scorpions)

1. A European sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius (synonym Cottus scorpius), having the head armed with short spines.
2. Any extinct chelicerate arthropod in the order Eurypterida.

Alternative forms

• sea-scorpion

References

• “sea scorpion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• aponecrosis