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scul•pin
(skul′pin),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -pin, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -pins.
- Fishany small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side;
bullhead. - Fishany of numerous marine fishes of the same family.
- Fish(in California) a common scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.
- origin, originally uncertain 1665–75
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