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]