gurnard

[ gur-nerd ]

/ ˈgɜr nərd /

noun, plural (especially collectively) gur·nard, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gur·nards.

any marine fish of the family Triglidae, having an armored, spiny head and the front part of the pectoral fins modified for crawling on the sea bottom.

flying gurnard.

Nearby words

gurjun, gurkha, gurkhali, gurmukhi, gurn, gurnard, gurney, gurneyite, gurrier, gurry, gursh

Origin of gurnard

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French gornard, probably literally, grunter ≪ Latin grunnīre to grunt

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Examples from the Web for gurnard

In December therefore and Ianuarie we commonlie abound in herring and red fish, as rochet, and gurnard.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed
They lie above the limestone at Gurnard, Thorness, and Hamstead.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
In December therefore and January we commonly abound in herring and red fish, as rochet and gurnard.
Elizabethan England|William Harrison
A peculiar boat of the Orcades; also the Erse for a gurnard.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

Vaterland; Fa′ther-lash′er, a name applied to two bull-heads found on the British coasts, belonging to the Gurnard family.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gurnard

gurnard

gurnet (ˈɡɜːnɪt)

/ (ˈɡɜːnəd) /

noun plural -nard, -nards, -net or -nets

any European marine scorpaenoid fish of the family Triglidae, such as Trigla lucerna (tub or yellow gurnard), having a heavily armoured head and finger-like pectoral fins

Word Origin for gurnard

C14: from Old French gornard grunter, from grognier to grunt, from Latin grunnīre

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