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sculpin
n.
marine fish with a large flattened head and thorny scales and fins; bullhead, American freshwater catfish
Sculpin
A
sculpin is a type of
fish that belongs to the superfamily
Cottoidea in the order
Scorpaeniformes. As of 2006, this superfamily contains 11 families, 149 genera, and 756 species.
sculpin
Noun
1. any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes
(hypernym) scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
(hyponym) bullhead
(member-holonym) Cottidae, family Cottidae
Sculpin
(n.)
The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe (Callionymus lura).
(n.)
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.
(n.)
A large cottoid market fish of California (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus); -- called also bighead, cabezon, scorpion, salpa.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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