Gurnard (Noun)
Meaning
Bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Gurnard fish often live among rocks or on soft muddy sea beds, making them hard to find.
- While on the diving trip, they saw a beautiful gurnard, slowly making its way along the sea floor.
- Researchers used an underwater vehicle to track and film a large red gurnard navigating its natural habitat.
- Among the unusual species in the coastal exhibit was a bright blue spotted gurnard.
- Marine biologists collected various bottom-dwelling species including gurnard to analyze the impacts of climate change.