ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: so called from the fact that the male guards the eggs and that it defends itself by lashing out with its tail and spines
: either of two small darkly mottled sculpins ( Cottus bubalis and C. scorpius ) found chiefly along the coasts of northwestern Europe and the British Isles