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Gurnard

GUR'NARD

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A fish of several species of the genus Trigla. The head is loricated with rough lines, or bony plates, and there are seven rays in the membranes of the gills.

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gurnard

gurnard

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a gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus

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gurnard (plural gurnard or gurnards)

  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.

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