grundel

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noun

A kind of fish, the groundling.

OriginMiddle English grundel ← Old English gryndle →
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Meanings

noungrundel (plural grundels)

plural grundels

  1. UKarchaicdialectalA kind of fish, the groundling.
  2. USslangThe perineum; the area between the anus and genitals.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgryndle“herring”
  2. Middle Englishgrundel
  3. Englishgrundel

From Middle English grundel, grundyl, perhaps from Old English gryndle (“herring”). Compare also Middle Dutch grondele, grondel, Middle Low German grundele, grundel (“groundling”). See groundling.

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Anagrams

grundle
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APA

grundel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grundel

MLA

“grundel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grundel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grundel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grundel.

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