cunner

[ kuhn-er ]

noun
  1. a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the United States.

Origin of cunner

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

Words Nearby cunner

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How to use cunner in a sentence

  • To prove this, she caught up the blue, green, purple cunner and sent it flying toward the cats.

    Witches Cove | Roy J. Snell
  • The cunner is here recorded for the urchin with the cane pole.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall
  • For instance, the cunner and sheepshead are expert bait stealers.

    Favorite Fish and Fishing | James Alexander Henshall
  • A small sheepshead is a more adroit stealer of bait than the cunner.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall
  • Pearl had caught sight of a great cunner down there among the waving kelp.

    Witches Cove | Roy J. Snell