Gurniad

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gurniad \Gur"ni*ad\, n. (Zool.)
     See {Gwiniad}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Gwiniad \Gwin"i*ad\ (gw[i^]n"[i^]*[a^]d), n. [W. gwyniad a
     whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white.]
     (Zo["o]l.)
     A fish ({Coregonus ferus}) of North Wales and Northern
     Europe, allied to the lake whitefish; -- called also {powan},
     and {schelly}. [Written also {gwyniad}, {guiniad},
     {gurniad}.]
     [1913 Webster]