Meaning of GUNNEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'gunl
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- [n] small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic
- [n] wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
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| | Synonyms: | | bracketed blenny, gun rest, gunwale |
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| | See Also: | | blennioid, blennioid fish, butterfish, family Pholidae, family Pholididae, Pholidae, Pholis gunnellus, rock gunnel, strake, wale | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gun"nel\, n. [See {Gunwale}.]
1. A gunwale.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus
Mur[ae]noides; esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America;
-- called also gunnel fish, butterfish, rock eel.
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