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Answer for the clue "Fishes having the the head armored with bony plates ", 11 letters:
scorpaenoid

Word definitions for scorpaenoid in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scorpaenoid \Scor*p[ae]"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene ) + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorp[ae]nid[ae] , which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context zoology English) Of or relating to the family ''Scorpaenidae'', which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. n. A scorpaenid.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. fishes having the head armored with bony plates [syn: scorpaenoid fish ]