Gurnard (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural (especially collectively) gur·nard, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gur·nards.
  1. any marine fish of the family Triglidae, having an armored, spiny head and the front part of the pectoral fins modified for crawling on the sea bottom.
  2. flying gurnard.
noun plural -nard, -nards, -net or -nets
  1. any European marine scorpaenoid fish of the family Triglidae, such as Trigla lucerna (tub or yellow gurnard), having a heavily armoured head and finger-like pectoral fins
Gurnard (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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