Sculpin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sculpin	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Sculpin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sculpin n any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) 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. (b) A large cottoid market fish of California ({Scorp[91]nichthys marmoratus}); -- called also {bighead}, {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}. (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus lura}). Note: The name is also applied to other related California species. {Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven.