Ichth. [mod.L. trigla (Linn., 1758), a. Gr. τρίγλη -λα, the red mullet, whence also It. triglia.] A genus of fishes, family Triglidæ, the gurnards; any species of this genus.
1752. J. Hill, Hist. Anim., 265. The red Smoothheaded Trigla, without any beards. The King of the Mullets. Ibid., 267. The red Trigla … The Red Gurnard. The French call it Marrude.
1854. Bushnan in Circ. Sc. (1865), I. 294/2. The trigla utters a grunting sound when it is taken out of the water.
