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grunion
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[ˈɡrʌnjən], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small, slender Californian fish that swarms on to beaches at night to spawn. The eggs are buried in the sand and the young fish are swept out to sea on the following spring tide
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Origin
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early 20th century: probably from Spanish gruñón ‘grunter’
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