Gurnard

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various widely distributed marine fishes of the family Triglidae, having large fanlike pectoral fins and a large armored head and including the sea robins.
  • n. The flying gurnard.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae, that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Any fish of the family Triglidæ, and especially of the restricted subfamily Triglinæ; a triglid or trigline.
  • n. The gemmous dragonet, Callionymus lyra, more fully called yellow gurnard. See cut under Callionymus.
  • n. A flying-fish or flying-robin of the family Cephalacanthidæ (or Dactylopteridæ), more fully called flying-gurnard. The best-known species is Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus volitans. See cut under Dactyloptcrus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
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    gurnet   
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