noun
- A marine fish with a large head, spiny fins, and a tapering body, found in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters and used as food.
Usage: Also called sea robin in North America; Common in European cuisine
Examples
- The fisherman caught several gurnards in his net off the coast.
- Gurnard is a popular fish in Mediterranean cooking.
- The red gurnard is prized for its delicate white flesh.
- Many restaurants feature gurnard on their seafood menus.
- Gurnards have distinctive spiny dorsal fins that help identify them.