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单词 flying gurnard
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flying gurnard


noun

any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.
Also called butterflyfish, flying robin.

Origin of flying gurnard

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby flying gurnard

Flying Dutchman, flying field, flying fish, flying fox, flying frog, flying gurnard, flying head, flying jenny, flying jib, flying jib boom, flying kite
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British Dictionary definitions for flying gurnard

flying gurnard

noun

any marine spiny-finned gurnard-like fish of the mostly tropical family Dactylopteridae, having enlarged fan-shaped pectoral fins used to glide above the surface of the sea
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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