gudgeon
1 synonym for gudgeon, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small freshwater fish found across Europe and Asia.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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goby
Etymology
The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin gōbiōnem, the accusative of gōbiō, the augmentative of Latin gōbius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβῐός (kōbĭós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word...
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