gurnard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom

WordNet

Gur"nard, Gur"net noun (Also<
  • Gurnard
  • Gurnet
)
Etymology
OF. gornal, gournal, gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead gurnard.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins. Written also gournet.

Webster 1913