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gurnard

Syllabification: (gur·nard)
Pronunciation: /ˈgərnərd/

Definition of gurnard

noun

  • a bottom-dwelling fish of coastal waters, with a heavily boned head and three fingerlike pectoral rays, which it uses for searching for food and for walking on the seabed.
    • Family Triglidae: several genera and many species, including the common European Eutrigla gurnardus

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French gornart, from grondir 'to grunt', from Latin grundire, grunnire

gurnard in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of gurnard in the British & World English dictionary