grunion

n. (加利福尼亚)银汉鱼(一种上岸产卵的鲱形海鱼)

发音

/ˈɡɹʌnjən/

词形变化

grunions 复数 grunions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

词源

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

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