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Gurnard
Gurnard Gur"nard, Gurnet Gur"net . [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.

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- Look up gurnard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gurnard may refer to: Fish of the family Triglidae Flying gurnards, fish of the family Dactylopteridae...
- the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is exploited by commercial fisheries as a food fish. The tub gurnard was first...
- the gurnards and sea robins. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. The red gurnard was...
- The flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins. As they cannot literally fly or glide...
- Retrieved 23 June 2022. W.J. Richards (1999). "Triglidae Gurnards, sea robins (also, armoured gurnards, armoured sea robins)". In Carpenter, K.E.; Niem, V...
- Triglidae, commonly known as gurnards or sea robins, are a family of bottom-feeding scorpaeniform ray-finned fish. The gurnards are distributed in temperate...
-  11–15. ISBN 0 903686 04 X. "Gurnards Head Mine". Pastscape. Historic England. Retrieved 25 November 2016. 1:10,000 Sheet Gurnard's Head. Ordnance Survey. Anon...
- Dactyloptena orientalis, known commonly as the Oriental flying gurnard or purple flying gurnard among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in...
- USS Gurnard has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Gurnard (SS-254), a Gato-class submarine in commission from...
- The grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is native to the eastern...