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flying gurnard

American

noun

any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.

flying gurnard British

noun

any marine spiny-finned gurnard-like fish of the mostly tropical family Dactylopteridae , having enlarged fan-shaped pectoral fins used to glide above the surface of the sea

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Etymology

Origin of flying gurnard

First recorded in 1880–85

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The other species of flying gurnard occur in the Indian Ocean and the seas around China and Japan.

From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Reid, Mayne

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