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- [skuhl-pin]
- /ˈskʌl pɪn/
- /skˈʌlpɪn/
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- [skuhl-pin]
- /ˈskʌl pɪn/
Definitions of sculpin word
- noun plural sculpin 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. 1
- noun plural sculpin any of numerous marine fishes of the same family. 1
- noun plural sculpin (in California) a common scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata. 1
- noun sculpin any of various fishes of the family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions) 0
- noun sculpin any of a family (Cottidae) of small, generally scaleless, mostly marine percoid fishes with a spiny head and wide mouth 0
- noun sculpin a scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata) of the S California coast 0
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Origin of sculpin
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Sculpin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sculpin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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