Crossword clues for stonefish
Wiktionary
n. A venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, of the genus (taxlink Synanceia genus noshow=1), found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
WordNet
n. venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock [syn: Synanceja verrucosa]
[also: stonefishes (pl)]
Wikipedia
The Stonefish influence mine is manufactured by a British company ( BAE Systems). Originally, the weapon was supplied to the Royal Navy, but it has also been exported to friendly countries such as Australia, which has both warstock and training versions of Stonefish. There has been conjecture that South Africa, Chile, Iraq, Libya and possibly other countries may have gained access to either some early Stonefish information or to similar technology. The mine is named after the stonefish, a venomous fish of the same name.
Usage examples of "stonefish".
Stonefish have multicomponent venom: neurotoxic, myotoxic, cardiotoxic and cytotoxic.
Inigo pursued him, hurrying past the poisoners, the spitting cobras and Gaboon vipers and, perhaps most quickly lethal of all, the lovely tropical stonefish from the ocean outside India.