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Vinony

gurnard

noun

  1. organisms known by a particular common name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɜːnəd/ / /ˈɡɚnɚd/ / /ˈɡɵːnɘd/

name

  1. A village and civil parish on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4795).

noun

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.

  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.