burgalln.
/ˈbəːɡɔːl/ (See quot. 1860.)
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Labrioidei (wrasse) > [noun] > family Labridae > member of Ctenolabrus (cunner)
sea-perch1601
cunner1620
sea-roach1668
nibbler1842
burgall1860
blue perch1990
1860 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 3) Burgall (Ctenolabrus ceruleus), a small fish very common in New York..The usual length is about six inches..Other names..are Nibbler, from its nibbling off the bait when thrown for other fishes, Blue Perch and Conner.
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