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grunion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡɹʌnjən/
  • rhymes with -ʌnjən
  • CMU ARPABET: G R AH1 N Y AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”).