SCULPIN


Meaning of SCULPIN in English

noun the dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of europe (callionymus lura).

2. sculpin ·noun a large cottoid market fish of california (scorpaenichthys marmoratus);

— called also bighead, cabezon, scorpion, salpa.

3. sculpin ·noun 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.

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