gur·nard

(gûr′nərd)

n. pl. gur·nards or gurnard

[Middle English, from Old French gornart, from gronir, to grunt (from its grunting when caught), from Latin grunnīre.]

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gurnard

(ˈɡɜːnəd) or

gurnet

n, pl -nard, -nards, -net or -nets

(Animals) any European marine scorpaenoid fish of the family Triglidae, such as Trigla lucerna (tub or yellow gurnard), having a heavily armoured head and finger-like pectoral fins

[C14: from Old French gornard grunter, from grognier to grunt, from Latin grunnīre]

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gur•nard

(ˈgɜr nərd)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -nard, (esp. for kinds or species) -nards.

1. any marine fish of the family Triglidae, having an armored, spiny head and the pectoral fins modified for crawling on the sea bottom.

2. flying gurnard.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French gornard probably literally, grunter « Latin grunnīre to grunt]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

gurnard - bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom

scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plates

family Triglidae, Triglidae - in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)

Trigla lucerna, tub gurnard, yellow gurnard - a kind of gurnard

sea robin, searobin - American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries

Translations

Knurrhahn

gurnard

[ˈgɜːnəd] n (Zool) → cappone m
grey gurnard → triglia grigia

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