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Word: Grunion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: probably from Spanish gruñón ‘grunter’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡrʌnjən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small, slender Californian fish that swarms on to beaches at night to spawn. The eggs are buried in the sand and the young fish are swept out to sea on the following spring tide.
Short Definition:small, slender Californian fish that swarms on to beaches at night
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