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sculpin

/ˈskʌlpɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
sculpin
IPA
/ˈskʌlpɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: scorpaena, σκόρπαινα

Usage

Inflected Forms

sculpins (plural)

Phrases

Atlantic hookear sculpin coastrange sculpin fourhorn sculpin fourspine sculpin hook-eared sculpin hookeared sculpin hookear sculpin marbled sculpin

Questions

How do you pronounce sculpin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskʌlpɪn/.
What does sculpin mean?
A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.
Where does sculpin come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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