English Explanatory Dictionary

grunter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who grunts.
  2. Any of a group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught.
  3. A pig.
  4. A hook used in lifting a crucible.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹʌntə/ En-au-grunter.ogg

Word forms

grunter grunters

Etymology

From grunt + -er.

Synonyms

tiger perch

Derived words

half a grunter Adamson's grunter barred grunter black-blotch grunter Drysdale grunter Fortescue grunter Gilbert's grunter Greenway's grunter Jamur Lake grunter Kimberley grunter lake grunter large-scale grunter leathery grunter long-nosed sooty grunter Lorentz's grunter mountain grunter Raymond's grunter Röemer's grunter Sepik grunter silver grunter small-headed grunter sooty grunter tapiroid grunter threespot grunter tiger grunter
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