transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskəl-pən ]
noun
( 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
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sculpin 1
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