n.
Pronunciation: ' sk ə l-p ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sculpins also sculpin
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1672
1 : any of a family (Cottidae) of spiny large-headed usually bottom-dwelling often scaleless bony fishes with large fanlike pectoral fins
2 : a scorpion fish ( Scorpaena guttata ) of the southern California coast caught for food and sport
sculpin