English noun: gunnel | |||
1. | gunnel (artifact) wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel | ||
Synonyms | gun rest, gunwale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | strake, wale | ||
2. | gunnel (animal) small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic | ||
Synonyms | bracketed blenny | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blennioid, blennioid fish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | butterfish, Pholis gunnellus, rock gunnel | ||
Member meronym | family Pholidae, family Pholididae, Pholidae | ||