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sculpin
CIDE DICTIONARY
sculpin, n. [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]
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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