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Sculpin

//ˈskʌlpɪn// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.
  2. 2
    any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who makes mischief. obsolete, slang

Etymology

From earlier scorpene, from Latin scorpaena, from Ancient Greek σκόρπαινα (skórpaina, “kind of fish”), diminutive of σκορπίος (skorpíos). Compare scorpionfish.

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