gurnard
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gurnard¹
- /ˈɡɜːnəd/ UK
- /ˈɡɚnɚd/ US
- /ˈɡɵːnɘd/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English gurnard, from Old French gournart, from the verb gronir, from Latin grunnīre (“to grunt”). Compare French grondin (“gurnard”), which evolved in a similar way.
noun gurnard · gurnards · gurnet
- Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.
- Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.
Similar: sea robin
Gurnard²
proper noun
- A village and civil parish on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4795).
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Similar: sea robin
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noun marine fish of the family Triglidae
| Español | trilla |
|---|---|
| Français | grondin |
| Deutsch | Seehahn, Knurrhahn |
| Italiano | gallinella di mare |
| Ελληνικά | τρίγλη trígli, χελιδονόψαρο chelidonópsaro |
| Română | rândunică-de-mare |
| Русский | морско́й пету́х morskój petúx, три́гла trígla |
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