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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