About The Word Gurnard
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Gurnard
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What's The Definition Of Gurnard?
[n] bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gurnard: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gurnard: See Also | family Triglidae | scorpaenoid | scorpaenoid fish | sea robin | searobin | Trigla lucerna | Triglidae | tub gurnard | yellow gurnard Gurnard In Webster's Dictionary \Gur"nard\, Gurnet \Gur"net\n. [OF. gornal, gournal,
gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead
gurnard.] (Zo["o]l.)
One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and
allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed
cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The
name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins.
[Written also {gournet}.]
{Plyling gurnard}. See under {Flying}.
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