gurnard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gurnard	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gurnard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gurnard n bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gurnard \Gur"nard\, Gurnet \Gur"net\n. [OF. gornal, gournal, gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead gurnard.] (Zo[94]l.) 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}.] {Plyling gurnard}. See under {Flying}.