grunion
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹʌnjən/
- Rhymes: -ʌnjən
Noun
grunion (plural grunions)
- Either of two small fish, of the genus Leuresthes, found along the coast of Mexico and southern California, that spawn in the wet sand at certain high tides.
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