gurnard

2 definitions found

gurnard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gurnard \Gur"nard\, Gurnet \Gur"net\n. [OF. gornal, gournal,
     gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead
     gurnard.] (Zool.)
     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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Plyling gurnard. See under Flying.
        [1913 Webster]

gurnard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gurnard
      n 1: bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and
           fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea
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