GWINIADS

Noun

gwiniads

plural of gwiniad

Source: Wiktionary


GWINIAD

Gwin"i*ad, n. Etym: [W. gwyniad a whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white.] (Zool.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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