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ˈskʌl pɪnsculpin

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sculpinnoun

    any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths

Wiktionary

  1. sculpinnoun

    A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.

Wikipedia

  1. Sculpin

    A sculpin is a type of fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes. As of 2006, this superfamily contains 7 families, 94 genera, and 387 species.Sculpins occur in many types of habitat, including ocean and freshwater zones. They live in rivers, submarine canyons, kelp forests, and shallow littoral habitat types, such as tidepools.Sculpins are benthic fish, dwelling on the bottoms of water bodies. Their pectoral fins are smooth on the upper edge and webbed with sharp rays along the lower edge, a modification that makes them specialized for gripping the substrate. This adaptation helps the fish anchor in fast-flowing water. The sculpin normally grows to about four inches long.

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  1. sculpin

    A sculpin is a type of small, mostly marine fish that belongs to the family Cottidae. They are characterized by their large pectoral fins and elongated bodies. They are usually bottom-dwelling fish, found especially in cold northern waters, and they often have spiny heads and wide mouths. Some sculpin species are commonly used as bait for larger game fish.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sculpinnoun

    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

  2. Sculpinnoun

    a large cottoid market fish of California (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus); -- called also bighead, cabezon, scorpion, salpa

  3. Sculpinnoun

    the dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe (Callionymus lura)

  4. Etymology: [Written also skulpin.]

Wikidata

  1. Sculpin

    A Sculpin is a fish that belongs to the order Scorpaeniformes, suborder Cottoidei and superfamily Cottoidea, that contains 11 families, 149 genera, and 756 species. These totals will likely change as more molecular work is done.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sculpin

    skul′pin, n. (slang) a mischief-making fellow: a name given to the Dragonet, and also in the United States to various marine species of Cottus or Bull-head.—Also Skul′pin.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sculpin in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sculpin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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