English Explanatory Dictionary

gurnard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.
name
  1. A village and civil parish on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4795).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɜːnəd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gurnard.wav /ˈɡɚnɚd/ /ˈɡɵːnɘd/

Word forms

gurnard gurnards gurnet

Etymology

From Middle English gurnard, from Old French gournart, from the verb gronir, from Latin grunnīre (“to grunt”). Compare French grondin (“gurnard”), which evolved in a similar way.

Synonyms

sea robin

Derived words

African gurnard armoured gurnard big-headed gurnard bluefin gurnard Cape gurnard eastern spiny gurnard flying gurnard gray gurnard grey gurnard helmet gurnard jaggedhead gurnard lantern gurnard longfin gurnard long-finned gurnard lyre gurnard oriental flying gurnard Pacific red gurnard piper gurnard purple flying gurnard plyling gurnard red gurnard red gurnard perch red gurnard scorpionfish rock gunard sapphire gurnard sapphirine gurnard scaly gurnard smallscaled gurnard spiny red gurnard spotted gurnard streaked gurnard tub gurnard yellow gurnard
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