grunion
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, but probably from American Spanish gruñón (“grunter, grouch”), from gruñir (“to grunt”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grunion (plural grunions)
- 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.