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sculpin

/skuhl-pin/US // ˈskʌl pɪn //UK // (ˈskʌlpɪn) //

雕虫小技,纸浆,雕塑,雕塑品

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural scul·pin, scul·pins.

    • : 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.
    • : any of numerous marine fishes of the same family.
    • : a common scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata.

Examples

  • We put out a bait that anybody with sense would say couldn't catch nothin' but sculpin, and, by mighty, we hooked a halibut!

  • Ye see the miser'ble sculpin thought I'd never stop to open the goods, an' it was a chance I did, mind ye!

  • Graves, who was fond of salt water fishing, knew what a sculpin was, and appreciated the comparison.

  • When we come ashore we had eighteen dogfish, four sculpin and a skate, and Stumpton was the happiest loon in Ostable County.

  • The other would-be gunners and fishermen were satisfied to slam shot after sandpeeps, or hook a stray sculpin or a hake.