cunner

cun·ner

C0805700 (kŭn′ər)n. A small brownish wrasse (Tautogolabrus adspersus) of northern North American Atlantic waters.

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[Perhaps alteration of conner, one who cons (guides a ship); see con³.]

cunner

(ˈkʌnə) n1. (Fishing) a fish (Crenilabrus melops) of the wrasse family found in British coastal areas. Also called: gilt-head 2. (Fishing) a salt-water fish (Tautogolabrus adspersus) found in western Atlantic areas. Also called: bergali or conner

cun•ner

(ˈkʌn ər)

n. a small Atlantic wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus. [1595–1605; orig. uncertain]

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cunner - common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United Statesbergall, Tautogolabrus adspersuswrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly coloredgenus Tautogolabrus, Tautogolabrus - a genus of Labridae