noun
- plural of lionfish; venomous marine fish with fan-like fins and distinctive stripes, native to the Indo-Pacific but invasive in other waters
Usage: marine biology
Examples
- Lionfishes have become a major problem in Caribbean waters.
- The aquarium’s exhibit featured several beautiful lionfishes.
- Divers must be careful around lionfishes due to their venomous spines.
- Marine biologists are studying ways to control invasive lionfishes.
- The restaurant serves lionfishes as part of their effort to reduce the invasive population.
- Lionfishes can reproduce rapidly in their new environments.