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(skul′pin) noun
1. One of several broad-mouthed fishes (family Cottidae), of inferior food value, with large, spiny head. The daddy sculpin (Acanthocothus scorpius) is a common North Atlantic species of which the North American form is a variety.
2. A fish (Scorpaena guttata) having a large head and spiny fins, found in southern California.
3. Brit. A contemptible fellow; mischief-maker. [Prob. alter. of F escorpene <L scorpaena, a scorpionlike fish <Gk. skorpaina <skorpios a scorpion]
(Rarely over 4 inches long)
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