Hemitripterus americanus n 1: large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught [syn: {sea raven}, {Hemitripterus americanus}]
Sea raven \Sea" ra"ven\ (Zool.) (a) An American cottoid fish ({Hemitripterus Americanus}) allied to the sculpins, found on the northern Atlantic coasts. (b) The cormorant. [1913 Webster]