gunnel
9.9
A small, thin sea fish that looks like a young eel
- noun
- /ˈɡʌnəl/
- UK
:
gúnel
- The penpoint gunnel is a fascinating fish that blends into the rocky seabed.
Examples
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My mind wasn't on my teasing companions or redfish or the gunnel-hammering swells from the southwest.
Fiction book (1997) -
Many anglers enjoy targeting the gunnel for its unique appearance and behavior.
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The gunnel swam gracefully through the kelp forest, showcasing its slender body.
Synonyms
9.9
A long slim fish with no scales that lives in northern Atlantic waters and people eat
is the same small slender eellike fish used as a general common name
9.9
A small, long fish people eat that hides among rocks near the northern Atlantic shore
is the everyday small slender eellike fish rather than a scientific label
Compounds
rock gunnel
- UK
9.9
A long slim fish with no scales that lives in northern Atlantic waters and people eat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gunnel (fish) is easy to remember because the fish looks like a small 'eel' and lives in shallow water. The name probably comes from an old word for a thin, eel-like fish, so gunnel today means that slim, eellike sea fish.
