sea poker

/si ˌpoʊkər/
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Definitions of sea poker
  1. noun
    small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
    synonyms: poacher, sea poacher
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    types:
    Agonus cataphractus, armed bullhead, pogge
    northern Atlantic sea poacher
    Aspidophoroides monopterygius, alligatorfish
    small very elongate sea poachers
    type of:
    scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
    fishes having the head armored with bony plates
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