grunion
Meanings
noun
- Either of two small fish, of the genus Leuresthes, found along the coast of Mexico and southern California, that spawn in the wet sand at certain high tides.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”).
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