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Gurnard

Gurnard Meaning & Definition
Gurnard Definition And Meaning

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

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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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