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Word: Gurnard
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French gornart, from grondir ‘to grunt’, from Latin grundire, grunnire
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡəːnəd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bottom-dwelling fish of coastal waters, with a heavily boned head and three fingerlike pectoral rays, which it uses for searching for food and for walking on the seabed.
Short Definition:bottom-dwelling fish of coastal waters
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