/skul"pin/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) sculpin , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) sculpins .
1. any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
2. any of numerous marine fishes of the same family.
3. (in California) a common scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.
[ 1665-75; orig. uncert. ]