gurnard

American  

[gur-nerd] / ˈgɜr nərd /

noun

plural

gurnard,

plural

gurnards

1. 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.

2. flying gurnard.

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gurnard British  

/ ˈɡɜːnəd, ˈɡɜːnɪt /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of gurnard

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

Example Sentences

John Dory, red mullet, gurnard, sardines, anchovies, cuttlefish and squid would all become more common in the North Sea, he said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2015

A small Turner watercolour of a gurnard took my breath away: there's almost nothing there on the scrap of paper, yet it's a miraculous invocation of the stolid little fish.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2013

Morrisons has also reported strong sales of fish sourced from Cornwall and Devon, including John Dory, red gurnard and dab.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2012

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

Ray observes that the word gurnard, which may be regarded as the English term, is derived a grunnitu, from grunting like a hog.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 547, May 19, 1832 by Various