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gudgeon

noun

1 gudgeon

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.

synonym: goby.

Roget 547: dupe, gull, gudgeon, gobemouche, cull [Slang], cully, victim, pigeon, April fool; jay [Slang], sucker [Slang]; laughingstock etc. 857; ... show more

Dutch: grondel, riviergrondel
Polish: kiełb, kiełb krótkowąsy, kiełb pospolity

2 gudgeon

Small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers.

synonym: Gobio gobio.

Dutch: riviergronde, grondel, riviergrondel
Polish: kiełb, kiełb krótkowąsy, kiełb pospolity


Moby thesaurus: arbor, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle-tree, babe, boob, chump, cinch, credulous person, cull, distaff, dupe, easy mark, easy pickings, fall guy, fish, fool ... show more.

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