sea robin

American  

noun

1. any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.

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sea robin British  

noun

1. any of various American gurnards of the genus Prionotus and related genera, such as P. carolinus ( northern sea robin )

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Etymology

Origin of sea robin

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

This was the case for a known species of sea robin that the scientists began studying, the Prionotus carolinus which dig to find buried prey with those super-sensitive legs.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

Spiny-finned sea robin, blackfish and wayward angelfish swim in the murky ocean tinted green by sheets of algae.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

Indeed, they had come up with only a handful of crabs and a whole load of sea robin, a winged, prehistoric-looking fish usually tossed back as bycatch.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2021

Early last week, for example, Sheng posted about fishing in Atlantic City, where he caught his first northern sea robin.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2015

Osh, waiting above in the skiff, grabbed the rope and hauled me aboard where I gasped and kicked like a sea robin on a hook.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk