scul|pin

scul|pin
scul|pin «SKUHL pihn», noun.
1. any one of a family of small fishes with large pectoral fins, eyes near the top of a big, spiny head, and a wide mouth. Sculpins are found in salt and fresh water and are not considered edible by most people.
2. a scorpionfish or rockfish of the southern Californian coast.
╂[perhaps alteration of French scorpène]

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  • sculpin — scul•pin [[t]ˈskʌl pɪn[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) pin, (esp. for kinds or species) pins. 1) ich any fish of the mostly marine family Cottidae, having a large head with spines on each side 2) ich (in California) a common scorpionfish… …   From formal English to slang

  • bighead — Sculpin Scul pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cabezon — Sculpin Scul pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Callionymus lyra — Sculpin Scul pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deep-water sculpin — Sculpin Scul pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • salpa — Sculpin Scul pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scorpaenichthys marmoratus — Sculpin Scul pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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