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sea robin
sea robin or sea·rob·in (sē′rŏb′ĭn)n. Any of various bottom-dwelling marine fishes of the family Triglidae, having a bony head, winglike pectoral fins with two or three rays used as feelers, and the ability to produce sounds with the swim bladder. Also called gurnard.sea robin or searobinn (Animals) any of various American gurnards of the genus Prionotus and related genera, such as P. carolinus (northern sea robin)sea′ rob`in
n. any of various gurnards, esp. certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins. [1805–15, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sea robin - American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuariessearobingurnard - bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottomnorthern sea robin, Prionotus carolinus - large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Floridaarmored sea robin, armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum - sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope |
Translationssea robin
sea robin: see sculpinsculpin,
common name for a member of the superfamily Cottoidea, bizarre fishes with large, spiny or armored heads and short, tapering bodies, found in both marine and freshwater habitats. The sculpins include species known as muddlers (i.e.
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Related to sea robin: northern sea robinSynonyms for sea robinnoun American gurnardSynonymsRelated Words- gurnard
- northern sea robin
- Prionotus carolinus
- armored sea robin
- armored searobin
- Peristedion miniatum
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