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goujon

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gou⋅jon

  [goo-juhn]
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–noun, plural -jons, (especially collectively) -jon.
flathead catfish.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; < LaF, F: gudgeon 1

Gou⋅jon

  [goo-zhawn]
–noun
Jean  [zhahn] , c1510–c1568, French sculptor.

flathead catfish

 
–noun
a yellow and brown catfish, Pylodictus olivaris, common in the central U.S., having a flattened head and a projecting lower jaw.
Also called goujon, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish.

Origin:
1940–45
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goujon

noun
large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw [syn: flathead catfish] 
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