scul·pin

(skŭl′pĭn)

n. pl. scul·pins or sculpin

1. Any of various marine and freshwater fishes chiefly of the family Cottidae, having a large flattened head with spines, few or no scales, and often fanlike pectoral fins.

2. A scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata) of California coastal waters.

[Origin unknown.]

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sculpin

(ˈskʌlpɪn)

n, pl -pin or -pins

(Animals) US and Canadian any of various fishes of the family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions). Also spelled: skulpin

[C17: of unknown origin]

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scul•pin

(ˈskʌl pɪn)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -pin, (esp. for kinds or species) -pins.

1. any fish of the mostly marine family Cottidae, having a large head with spines on each side.

2. (in California) a common scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.

[1665–75; orig. uncertain]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sculpin - any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths

scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plates

Cottidae, family Cottidae - sculpins

bullhead - freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines

miller's-thumb - small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America

Hemitripterus americanus, sea raven - large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught

grubby, Myxocephalus aenaeus - small sculpin of the coast of New England

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