sculpin
/skuhl-pin/US // ˈskʌl pɪn //UK // (ˈskʌlpɪn) //
雕虫小技,纸浆,雕塑,雕塑品
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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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.
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