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• butterfish — Gunnel Gun nel, n. [See {Gunwale}.] 1. A gunwale. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• butterfish — [but′ərfish΄] n. pl. butterfish or butterfishes (see FISH) any of various fishes (esp. family Stromateidae) with a slippery, protective covering of mucus, as a gunnel …   English World dictionary

• Gunnel — Gun nel, n. [See {Gunwale}.] 1. A gunwale. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gunnel fish — Gunnel Gun nel, n. [See {Gunwale}.] 1. A gunwale. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• butterfish — /but euhr fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) butterfishes, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) butterfish. 1. a small, flattened, marine food fish, Peprilus triacanthus, of Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S., having very small… …   Universalium

• butterfish — paprastoji taukžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pholis gunnellus angl. butterfish; rock eel gunnel; rock gunnel rus. атлантический маслюк; обыкновенный маслюк ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

• gunnel — gunnel1 /gun l/, n. any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), esp. Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel), common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic. Also called bracketed blenny. [1680 90; orig. uncert.] gunnel2 /gun l/, n. Naut …   Universalium

• gunnel — I. /ˈgʌnəl/ (say gunuhl) noun (plural gunnel or gunnels) any of certain elongate blennies (fishes) of the family Pholidae, especially the butterfish, Pholis gunnellus, of the northern Atlantic. {origin uncertain} Usage: For variation in the… …  

• butterfish — noun /ˈbʌtəfɪʃ,ˈbʌdəɻfɪʃ/ a) Any of various species of fish having a slippery mucous coating, especially b) Types of gunnel (family Pholidae) found in British waters …   Wiktionary

• butterfish — noun (plural same or butterfishes) any of various fishes with oily flesh or slippery skin, especially the gunnel …   English new terms dictionary

• butterfish — n. = GUNNEL(1) …   Useful english dictionary