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grunion
[ gruhn-yuhn ]
noun
- a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.
grunion
/ ˈɡrʌnjən /
noun
- a Californian marine teleost fish, Leuresthes tenuis, that spawns on beaches: family Atherinidae (silversides)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grunion1
1915–20; probably < Spanish gruñon grunter, derivative of gruñir to grunt < Latin grunnīre
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grunion1
C20: probably from Spanish gruñón a grunter
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Example Sentences
If you had a skillet hot on the coals and threw in a handful of grunion you could never have a finer dish.
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