gurnard
English
Etymology
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 (plural gurnard or gurnards)
- 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.
Synonyms
- (fish of Triglidae): sea robin
Hyponyms
- (fish of Triglidae): bluefin gurnard, tub gurnard, red gurnard, grey gurnard, scaly gurnard, Eastern spiny gurnard, spotted gurnard, spiny red gurnard
Derived terms
Translations
marine fish of the family Triglidae
References
- “gurnard” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
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