gurnard

English

/ˈɡɜːnəd/, /ˈɡɚnɚd/, /ˈɡɵːnɘd/

noun

Definitions

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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gurnard derived from Old French gournart.

Origin

Old French

gournart

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Cognates and derived terms

groynen Middle English
gurnard Middle English
gournart Old French