Any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A sculpin is a type of fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes . As of 2006, this superfamily contains 11 families, 149 genera, and 756 species. Sculpins occur in many types of habitat, including ocean and freshwater ...