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- [gur-nerd]
- /ˈgɜr nərd/
- /ˈɡɜː.nəd/
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- [gur-nerd]
- /ˈgɜr nərd/
Definitions of gurnard word
- noun plural gurnard any marine fish of the family Triglidae, having an armored, spiny head and the front part of the pectoral fins modified for crawling on the sea bottom. 1
- noun plural gurnard flying gurnard. 1
- noun gurnard A bottom-dwelling fish of coastal waters, with a heavily boned head and three fingerlike pectoral rays, which it uses for searching for food and for walking on the seabed. 1
- noun 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 0
- noun gurnard flying gurnard 0
- noun gurnard sea robin 0
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Origin of gurnard
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Old French gornard, probably literally, grunter ≪ Latin grunnīre to grunt
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Parts of speech for Gurnard
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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gurnard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
gurnard usage trend in Literature
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- what is a gurnard?
- how to catch gurnard?
- what is gurnard?
- how to cook gurnard fish?
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