nounWord forms: plural-nard, -nards, -net or -nets
any European marine scorpaenoid fish of the family Triglidae, such as Trigla lucerna (tub or yellow gurnard), having a heavily armoured head and finger-like pectoral fins
Word origin
C14: from Old French gornard grunter, from grognier to grunt, from Latin grunnīre
gurnard in American English
(ˈgɜrnərd)
nounWord forms: pluralˈgurnards or ˈgurnard
1.
flying gurnard
2.
sea robin
Word origin
ME < OFr gornart < grogner, to grunt (< L grunnire): from “grunting” when caught: see , grunt (sense 5)
Nobody knows whether the gurnard is being overharvested.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All related terms of 'gurnard'
red gurnard
a fish, Aspitrigla Cuculus , characterised by fast growth and early sexual maturity at a relatively large size . Red gurnard is one of the smallest European gurnards, with a potential length of 40 cm and weight of about 900 g : family Triglidae
tub gurnard
a type of gurnard coastal fish with pectoral fins used for crawling along the seabed
grey gurnard
a species of scorpionfish, Eutriglia gurnardus
piper gurnard
a marine fish , Trigla lyra , of the family Triglidae
flying gurnard
any marine spiny-finned gurnard-like fish of the mostly tropical family Dactylopteridae , having enlarged fan-shaped pectoral fins used to glide above the surface of the sea
lantern gurnard
a type of gurnard
yellow gurnard
any European marine scorpaenoid fish of the family Triglidae, such as Trigla lucerna ( tub or yellow gurnard ), having a heavily armoured head and finger-like pectoral fins
streaked gurnard
a type of fish , Chelidonichthys lastoviza or Trigloporus lastoviza