grunionn.

Brit.

/ˈɡrʌnjən/, U.S.

/ˈɡrənjən/

Etymology: Probably < Spanish gruñón grunter.

A small Californian marine fish, Leuresthes tenuis, which comes ashore to spawn.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Atherinidae (smelt)

friar1603

atherine1771

smelt1776

sand-smelt1836

roselet1862

nonnat1868

grunion1917

1917 Overland Monthly Dec. 529/1 Of all the peculiar fish of which the southern coast of California boasts, the Grunyon is the most peculiar, on account of its phenomenal manner of spawning.

1919 Fish Bulletin (Calif. Fish & Game Commission) 15 July 3 At Long Beach no name other than ‘grunion’ is ever heard, although one gleans from scientific works such names as ‘silver-sides’ and ‘little-smelt’.

1927 Glasgow Herald 17 Sept. 4 A very striking rhythm is exhibited by a Californian smelt, called the Grunion.

1927 Glasgow Herald 17 Sept. 4 This is a very adaptive rhythm that works out profitably for the race of grunions.

1932 M. Miller I cover Waterfront 112 The spring tides, which accompany the full and the dark of the moon, are the time-tables by which the grunion runs can be predicted.

1965 A. J. McClane Standard Fishing Encycl. 167/1 The grunion come completely out of the water to spawn in moist beach sand at which time they are caught by hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grunion
释义	grunionn. Brit. /ˈɡrʌnjən/, U.S. /ˈɡrənjən/ Etymology: Probably < Spanish gruñón grunter. A small Californian marine fish, Leuresthes tenuis, which comes ashore to spawn. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Atheriniformes > [noun] > member of family Atherinidae (smelt) friar1603 atherine1771 smelt1776 sand-smelt1836 roselet1862 nonnat1868 grunion1917 1917 Overland Monthly Dec. 529/1 Of all the peculiar fish of which the southern coast of California boasts, the Grunyon is the most peculiar, on account of its phenomenal manner of spawning. 1919 Fish Bulletin (Calif. Fish & Game Commission) 15 July 3 At Long Beach no name other than ‘grunion’ is ever heard, although one gleans from scientific works such names as ‘silver-sides’ and ‘little-smelt’. 1927 Glasgow Herald 17 Sept. 4 A very striking rhythm is exhibited by a Californian smelt, called the Grunion. 1927 Glasgow Herald 17 Sept. 4 This is a very adaptive rhythm that works out profitably for the race of grunions. 1932 M. Miller I cover Waterfront 112 The spring tides, which accompany the full and the dark of the moon, are the time-tables by which the grunion runs can be predicted. 1965 A. J. McClane Standard Fishing Encycl. 167/1 The grunion come completely out of the water to spawn in moist beach sand at which time they are caught by hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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