GRUNION


Meaning of GRUNION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrən-yən ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Spanish gruñón grunter

Date: 1917

: a silverside ( Leuresthes tenuis ) of the California coast notable for the regularity with which it comes inshore to spawn at nearly full moon

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.