- Callionymus lyra
- Sculpin Scul"pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of
the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large
head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth.
They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black.
Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of
Europe and America.
(b) A large cottoid market fish of California
({Scorp[ae]nichthys marmoratus}); -- called also
{bighead}, {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}.
(c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus
lyra}).
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is also applied to other related California species. [1913 Webster]
{Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
