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cunner
[ kuhn-er ]
/ หkสn ษr /
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noun
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
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โWasโ is used for the indicative past tense of โto be,โ and โwereโ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Also called bergall.
Origin of cunner
First recorded in 1595โ1605; origin uncertain
Words nearby cunner
cuneonavicular, cuneus, Cunha, cuniculus, cunjevoi, cunner, cunnilingus, cunning, Cunningham, Cunninghame Graham, cunningly
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