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Webster 1913 Edition
Gurnet
{
Gur′nard
,Gur′net
}Noun.
[OF.
gornal
, gournal
, gornart
, perh. akin to F. grogner
to grunt
; cf. Ir. guirnead
gurnard.] (Zool.)
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
.