- 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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gur•nard
(gûr′nərd),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -nard, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -nards.
- Fishany 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.
- FishSee flying gurnard.
- Old French gornard, probably literally, grunter
Latin grunnīre to grunt - Middle English 1275–1325
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gurnard /ˈɡɜːnəd/, gurnet /ˈɡɜːnɪt/ n ( pl -nard, -nards, -net, -nets)
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