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Meanings of gudgeon fish in English

Common name for several species of fish.

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Examples for "gudgeon"
Examples for "gudgeon"
1
Gradually the whale became a porpoise, and the porpoise became a gudgeon.
Robur the Conqueror
2
The fish commonly caught are mullet, perch, barbel, gudgeon, bream, and chub.
Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
3
Not enough, sir, to catch the merest fresh-water gudgeon that swims.
Home as Found / Sequel to "Homeward Bound"
4
The kinds most common are barbel, carp, dace, bleak, and gudgeon.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: ...
5
She had caught him like a fisherman hooks a gudgeon.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 / Boule de Suif and Other...