GRUNION

Meaning of GRUNION in English

[grun.ion] n [prob. fr. Sp grunon grunter] (1917): a silversides (Leuresthes tenuis) of the California coast notable for the regularity with which it comes inshore to spawn at nearly full moon

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GRUNION — noun Etymology: probably from Spanish gruñón grunter Date: 1917 a silverside ( Leuresthes tenuis ) of the California coast notable …
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GRUNION — Edible Pacific fish ( Leuresthes tenuis ) found along the western coast of the U.S. In the warm months, it …
Английский словарь Британика
GRUNION — ˈgrənyən noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Spanish gruñón grunter, from gruñir to grunt, from Latin grunnire : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRUNION — /grun"yeuhn/ , n. a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRUNION — n. small edible fish native to the coasts of southern California
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GRUNION — noun Etymology: probably from Spanish gruñón grunter Date: 1917 : a silverside ( Leuresthes tenuis ) of the California coast …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRUNION — [ 'grʌnjən ] ■ noun a small, slender Californian fish that swarms on to beaches to spawn. [ Leuresthes tenuis …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRUNION — also called California Grunion (species Leuresthes tenuis), small Pacific fish of the family Atherinidae (order Atheriniformes). The species is found …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRUNION — n. a slender Californian marine fish, Leuresthes tenuis, that comes ashore to spawn. [prob. f. Sp. gruÄ×n grunter]
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GRUNION — n. a slender Californian marine fish, Leuresthes tenuis, that comes ashore to spawn. [ prob. f. Sp. gruñón grunter ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRUNION — n. a slender Californian marine fish, Leuresthes tenuis, that comes ashore to spawn. Etymology: prob. f. Sp. gru{ntilde}{oacute}n grunter
Oxford English vocab
GRUNION — n. Edible Pacific fish ( Leuresthes tenuis ) found along the western coast of the U.S. In the warm months, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GRUNION — ихт. грунион (Leuresthes tenius)
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GRUNION — ихт. грунион ( Leuresthes tenius )
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GRUNION — n. Pronunciation: ' gr ə n-y ə n Function: noun Etymology: probably from Spanish gruñón grunter Date: 1917 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SMELT — Any of certain slender, silvery, carnivorous, food fishes (family Osmeridae) having a small fleshy fin. Smelts live in cold northern …
Английский словарь Британика
SMELT — I. ˈsmelt noun ( plural smelts or smelt ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Norwegian smelte whiting …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPINY-FINNED FISH — also called Spiny-rayed Fish, any member of the superorder Acanthopterygii, including four orders of marine and freshwater fishes having fins …
Britannica English vocabulary
SILVERSIDES — also called Sand Smelt, Smelt, or Whitebait, any of several species of small, slim schooling fish of the family Atherinidae …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATHERINIFORM
Britannica English vocabulary
SMELT — n. Any of certain slender, silvery, carnivorous, food fishes (family Osmeridae) having a small fleshy fin. Smelts live in cold …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ГРУНИОН — 1) ихт. (Leuresthes tenius) grunion 2) (Leuresthes tenuis) least smelt
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