gurnetty,a.rare.|ˈgɜːnɪtɪ| [f.gurnet gurnard + -y1.] Resembling a gurnard. 1872Earl Pembroke & G. H. Kingsley S. Sea Bubbles v. 121 Amongst the flocks were divers very gurnetty specimens, the motion of whose pectorals was not nearly as pronounced as in the real flying-fish.