Sea scorpion \Sea" scor"pi*on\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European sculpin ({Cottus scorpius}) having the head
armed with short spines.
(b) The scorpene.
sea scorpion
n : marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head
and venomous spines [syn: {scorpionfish}, {scorpion fish}]