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SCULPIN
sculpin
(noun) any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sculpin (plural sculpins)
A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.
(slang, obsolete) A person who makes mischief.
Anagrams
• insculp, unclips
Source: Wiktionary
Scul"pin, n. Etym: [Written also skulpin.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America. (b) A large cottoid market fish of California (Scorpænichthys marmoratus); -- called also bighead, cabezon, scorpion, salpa. (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe (Callionymus lura).
Note: The name is also applied to other related California species. Deep-water sculpin, the sea raven.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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