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cun⋅ner

[kuhn-er]
–noun
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
Also called bergall.


Origin:
1595–1605; orig. uncert.
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cun·ner   (kŭn'ər)   
n.  A small fish (Tautogolabrus adspersus) of North American Atlantic waters that is common along the shore of the eastern United States.

[Origin unknown.]
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