A bottom-dwelling marine fish that has bony armour on the skull and large brightly coloured pectoral fins. It moves through the water with a gliding or flying motion.
飞鲂鮄，豹鲂鮄
Family Dactylopteridae: two genera and several species
Example sentencesExamples
The flying gurnard is characterized by its spectacular pectoral fins that look like wings.
This inspirational dive ended on flat sand, where our guide managed to entice a flying gurnard to eat from her hand.
We found a multitude of interesting subjects - flying gurnards and dragonets, strange octopuses and rainbow coloured nudibranchs, and even several different kinds of frogfish.
I was drawn away by the iridescent cape of a flying gurnard.
The sandy seabed is popular with photographers seeking flying gurnards, flounders and cuttlefish.
Definition of flying gurnard in US English:
flying gurnard
noun
A bottom-dwelling marine fish that has bony armor on the skull, spines behind the head, and large brightly colored pectoral fins. It moves through the water with a gliding or flying motion.
飞鲂鮄，豹鲂鮄
Family Dactylopteridae: two genera and several species
Example sentencesExamples
We found a multitude of interesting subjects - flying gurnards and dragonets, strange octopuses and rainbow coloured nudibranchs, and even several different kinds of frogfish.
The flying gurnard is characterized by its spectacular pectoral fins that look like wings.
The sandy seabed is popular with photographers seeking flying gurnards, flounders and cuttlefish.
I was drawn away by the iridescent cape of a flying gurnard.
This inspirational dive ended on flat sand, where our guide managed to entice a flying gurnard to eat from her hand.