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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Pholis gunnellus: The rock gunnel, a ray-finned fish found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Ireland, Scotland, obsolete

Synonyms

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clavincleverclubbockcodlingcrow-fishcussell

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Possibly suffixed with Scots -lock, which forms diminutives. First attested in 1794.

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