HyperDic: gudgeon

English > 2 senses of the word gudgeon:
NOUNanimalgudgeon, gobysmall spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
animalgudgeon, Gobio gobiosmall slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
gudgeon > pronunciation
Soundsgah'jhahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > gudgeon: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.
Synonymgoby
Member ofGobiidae, family Gobiidaegobies
Narrowermudskipper, mudspringerFound in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia
Broaderpercoid fish, percoid, percoideanAny of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Spanishgobio
Catalangobio, gòbit
English > gudgeon: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningsmall slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers.
SynonymGobio gobio
Member ofGobio, genus Gobiotrue gudgeons
Broadercyprinid, cyprinid fishsoft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Spanishgobio
Catalancabot, gobi, gòbit

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