Main Entry:

scul·pin

Pronunciation:

\ˈskəl-pən\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural sculpins also sculpin

Etymology:

origin unknown

Date:

1672

1 : any of a family (Cottidae) of spiny large-headed usually bottom-dwelling often scaleless bony fishes with large fanlike pectoral fins 2 : a scorpion fish (Scorpaena guttata) of the southern California coast caught for food and sport

[sculpin illustration]