gur|nard

gur|nard
gur|nard «GUR nuhrd», noun, plural -nards or (collectively) -nard.
1. a sea fish with spiny fins, bony plates on the head, and three fingerlike feelers on the pectoral fins.
2. any one of various similar fishes. See also flying gurnard. (Cf.flying gurnard)
[< Old French gornart, variant of grognard grunter < grogner, earlier gronir < Latin grunnīre grunt]

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  • gur — au·gur·er; bul·gur; ca·lon sé·gur; gur·dwa·ra; gur·dy; gur·geons; gur·geon; gur·ges; gur·gi·ta·tion; gur·gling·ly; gur·jun; gur·ma; gur·mu·khi; gur·nard; gur·ney; gur·ney·ite; gur·ry; gur·witsch; ju·gur·thine; lan·gur; re·gur; re·gur·gi·tant;… …   English syllables

  • gurnard — gur·nard …   English syllables

  • gurnard — gur•nard [[t]ˈgɜr nərd[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) nard, (esp. for kinds or species) nards. 1) ich any marine fish of the family Triglidae, having an armored, spiny head and the pectoral fins modified for crawling on the sea bottom 2) ich… …   From formal English to slang

  • gournet — Gurnard Gur nard, Gurnet Gur net . [OF. gornal, gournal, gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead gurnard.] (Zo[ o]l.) One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus {Trigla} and allied genera, having a large and spiny… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gurnard — Gur nard, Gurnet Gur net . [OF. gornal, gournal, gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead gurnard.] (Zo[ o]l.) One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus {Trigla} and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gurnet — Gurnard Gur nard, Gurnet Gur net . [OF. gornal, gournal, gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead gurnard.] (Zo[ o]l.) One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus {Trigla} and allied genera, having a large and spiny… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Plyling gurnard — Gurnard Gur nard, Gurnet Gur net . [OF. gornal, gournal, gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead gurnard.] (Zo[ o]l.) One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus {Trigla} and allied genera, having a large and spiny… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flying gurnard — fly′ing gur′nard n. ich any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, esp. Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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