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sea robin

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sea robin or sea·rob·in (srbn)
n.
Any of various marine fishes of the family Triglidae, having a bony head and extremely long pectoral fins with fingerlike rays that are used as feelers over the sea bottom, especially a gurnard of the genus Prionotus noted for its ability to produce sounds with its air bladder.
sea robin
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various American gurnards of the genus Prionotus and related genera, such as P. carolinus (northern sea robin)
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Noun1.sea robin - American gurnardsea robin - American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries
searobin
gurnard - bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
northern sea robin, Prionotus carolinus - large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida
armored sea robin, armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum - sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope
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