gurnard
/ˈɡɜːnəd/US/ˈɡɚnɚd/
gurnard noun: 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.
Noun
gurnard (plural gurnard or gurnards)
- 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.
- Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.
Proper noun capitalized: Gurnard
Gurnard
- A village and civil parish on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ4795).
gurnard meaning in Tamil
gurnard in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of gurnard
Forms of gurnard
| plural | gurnard |
|---|---|
| plural | gurnards |
| alternative form | gurnet |
Origin of gurnard
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.
Words formed from gurnard
- 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
Questions about gurnard
- What does gurnard mean?
- Gurnard means 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.
- What is gurnard in Tamil?
- Gurnard in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Gurnard meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gurnard?
- Gurnard can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gurnard?
- Gurnard is pronounced /ˈɡɜːnəd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gurnard?
- The plural of gurnard is gurnard.
Words near gurnard in the dictionary
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