GRENADIER


Meaning of GRENADIER in English

[ ˌgrɛnə'dɪə ]

■ noun

1》 historical a soldier armed with grenades.

2》 ( Grenadiers or Grenadier Guards ) the first regiment of the royal household infantry.

3》 a common bottom-dwelling fish with a large head, a long tapering tail, and typically a luminous gland on the belly. [Family Macrouridae: numerous species.]

4》 a reddish-brown African waxbill (bird) with a red bill and a bright blue rump. [Genus Uraeginthus : two species.]

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