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sculpin

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scul=pin

CIDE DICTIONARY

sculpinn. [Written also skulpin.].
     Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large head armed with several 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.  [1913 Webster]
    " The name is also applied to other related California species."  [1913 Webster]
Deep-water sculpin, the sea raven.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sculpin, n. any of numerous fish of the family Cottidae, native to non-tropical regions, having large spiny heads.

Etymology
perh. f. obs. scorpene f. L scorpaena f. Gk skorpaina a fish

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