Scleroparei
- noun
- /ˌsklɛrəˈpɛri/
- Archaic
- The family of fishes once classified under Scleroparei includes the scorpionfish and the gurnard.
Examples
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Recent ichthyological studies have abandoned the category of Scleroparei in favor of more precise classifications.
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Many species once categorized under Scleroparei are now in different families.
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Many reference books now consider Scleroparei to be an outdated taxonomic grouping.
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The Scleroparei classification has been largely replaced by modern taxonomies.
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Many reference books now consider Scleroparei to be an outdated taxonomic grouping.
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Recent ichthyological studies have abandoned the category of Scleroparei in favor of more precise classifications.
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The family of fishes once classified under Scleroparei includes the scorpionfish and the gurnard.
Synonyms
A former group name scientists used for bony sea fish like scorpionfish and gurnards
Compounds
- Archaic
A former group name scientists used for bony sea fish like scorpionfish and gurnards
Surface Forms
Morphology
Scleroparei = sclero + parei
A specialized scientific compound of Greek combining forms that an average B1 learner cannot interpret from familiar English base words.
Etymology
Scleroparei comes from Greek roots sclero- ('hard') and -parei ('cheek'). A helpful way to remember it is that the fish once in this group, such as scorpionfish, sculpins and gurnards, often have hard, bony heads or cheek plates, so the name meant 'hard cheeks' and today is an outdated group name.
