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Definition of Flying gurnard
1. Noun. Tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins.
Generic synonyms: Scorpaenoid, Scorpaenoid Fish
Group relationships: Dactylopteridae, Family Dactylopteridae
Definition of Flying gurnard
1. Noun. Any tropical marine fish of the family of ''Dactylopteridae'' having immense wing-like pectoral fins used to glide through the water ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flying Gurnard
Literary usage of Flying gurnard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... teeth on the palatine, belong to the genus Prionotus. Northward these fishes,
known as sea-robins, live along the shores in Fio. 579 —flying gurnard ..."
2. Animal Coloration: An Account of the Principal Facts and Theories Relating by Frank Evers Beddard (1892)
"flying gurnard. more vital parts. So, in the case of the grayling, a young and
inexperienced pike may make a futile attack upon the conspicuous waving fins, ..."
3. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Royal Society of Tasmania (1882)
"The pectoral fin is a most beautiful object, measuring, expanded, in some
individuals of the flying gurnard, six inches long by six broad. ..."
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