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gurnard
[ gur-nerd ]
/ ˈgɜr nərd /
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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.
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Origin of gurnard
1275–1325; Middle English <Old French gornard, probably literally, grunter ≪ Latin grunnīre to grunt
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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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