Grunion Definition
grŭnyən
grunions
noun
A silverside fish (Leuresthes tenuis) of the California coast: it spawns on sandy beaches during high tides in the spring.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Grunion
Noun
Singular:
grunion
Plural:
grunionsOrigin of Grunion
Perhaps from Spanish gruñón grumbler from gruñir to grumble, grunt from Latin grunnīre, grundīre to grunt
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Origin uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”).
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