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2 definitions found 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["o]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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gurnard n : bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
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