goujon

goujon — noun

1. a large freshwater fish with a broad, flat head and a lower jaw that sticks out

1.名詞
釋義

a large freshwater fish with a broad, flat head and a lower jaw that sticks out beyond the upper jaw, found in rivers and lakes across central and southern parts of the United States

例句

Lakan caught a large goujon near the mouth of the Missouri River last summer.

The biologist Maeve measured every goujon that the team pulled from the Kansas River.

countable noun: a goujon / every goujon

同義詞
  • flathead catfish

    the standard common name used in biology and fishing guides

  • mudcat

    a very informal, folksy name common in the southern US

  • shovelhead catfish

    a regional nickname referring to the broad, flat head shape

  • yellow cat

    a nickname based on the yellowish-brown coloration of many adults

文法句型

a goujon

plural: goujon or goujons

用法筆記

This word is uncommon in everyday conversation; speakers in the United States are far more likely to say "flathead catfish" or "mudcat."

常見錯誤

❌I caught a big goujon in the pond near my house.' (European readers may think of the unrelated small fish called gudgeon.)
✅I caught a big flathead catfish in the pond near my house.
💡"Goujon" is regional and specific to North America; outside the US it refers to a different, much smaller fish.