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gudgeon

gud·geon

UK/ˈɡʌdʒən/ US/ˈɡʌd͡ʒən/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker

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2.

small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers

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Origin

The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin gōbiōnem, the accusative of gōbiō, the augmentative of Latin gōbius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβῐός (kōbĭós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word is a doublet of goby and goujon. The verb is derived from the noun.

Phrases

  • Ambon gudgeon B
  • Amur false gudgeon G
  • Amur longnose gudgeon G
  • Amur white gudgeon
  • Amur white-finned gudgeon
  • Amur whitefin gudgeon G
  • Anatolian gudgeon G
  • Aru gudgeon
  • gudgeon pin

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