gurnard

Meaning

1. 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.
2. (broadly) Other fish with appearance like that of members of family Triglidae, such as certain of those in families Dactylopteridae, Peristediidae, and Scorpaenidae.

Synonyms

sea robin

gurnet

piper

lion fish

prickly hind

Translations

grondin

Knurrhahn

rubio

dorsen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɜːnəd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gurnard

In summary

From Middle English gurnard, from Old French gournart, from the verb gronir, from Latin grunnīre (“to grunt”). Compare French grondin (“gurnard”), which evolved in a similar way.