Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Рыбы. — М.: Русский язык. Ю. С. Решетников, А. Н. Котляр, Т. С. Расс, М. И. Шатуновский. Под общей редакцией акад. В. Е. Соколова. 1989.
scorpaeniform — Introduction also called mail cheeked fish, any member of the order Scorpaeniformes, a group of bony fishes that includes the sea robins, sculpins, and numerous other forms. They are characterized by a plate of bone running across each… … Universalium
sculpin — noun (plural sculpins; also sculpin) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1672 1. any of a family (Cottidae) of spiny large headed usually bottom dwelling often scaleless bony fishes with large fanlike pectoral fins 2. a scorpion fish (Scorpaena… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sculpin — [skul′pin] n. pl. sculpin or sculpins [prob. altered < Fr scorpene < L scorpaena: see SCORPION] 1. any of a family (Cottidae) of small, generally scaleless, mostly marine percoid fishes with a spiny head and wide mouth ☆ 2. a scorpionfish… … English World dictionary
