sculpin
noun
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
sculpins
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pluralof sculpin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Affected species include the brown and rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and sculpins that are a food source for the larger fish.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
In the algae-filled ponds of the New Delta East—land created by the undammed Elwha—we netted hundreds of knuckle-size sculpins, sticklebacks, snails, and baby flounder, along with lots of perfectly round beaver poop.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 26, 2016
Two poisonings have also hurt the fish population and trout food sources, including sculpins and other marine wildlife trout eat.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2016
And, would you b'lieve it, them two old critters, Beriah and Eben, gobbled the bait like sculpins.
From Cape Cod Stories by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
I can see the Ball place is about to be overrun with a passel of young sculpins that are going to be more annoying than a dose of snuff in your eye.
From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
