gurniad

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gurniad - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gurniad \Gur"ni*ad\, n. (Zool.)
     See Gwiniad.
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  Gwiniad \Gwin"i*ad\ (gw[i^]n"[i^]*[a^]d), n. [W. gwyniad a
     whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A fish (Coregonus ferus) of North Wales and Northern
     Europe, allied to the lake whitefish; -- called also powan,
     and schelly. [Written also gwyniad, guiniad,
     gurniad.]
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