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Noun: flying gurnard  'flI-ing'gur-nu(r)d
  1. Tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins
    "The flying gurnard's colourful fins resemble butterfly wings when fully extended";
    - flying robin, butterflyfish, butterfly fish

Derived forms: flying gurnards

Type of: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish

Part of: Dactylopteridae, family Dactylopteridae

Encyclopedia: Flying gurnard