goujon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

Borrowed from French goujon (“gudgeon (fish)”). Doublet of gudgeon.

Hence Raphael, Michael Angelo, Jean Goujon, Palestrina, those splendors of the dazzling sixteenth century. — Notre-Dame de Paris, Victor Hugo
The detail was actually by Goujon, whose design it was, under the oversight of the master architect. — Royal Palaces and Parks of France, M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The tomb of Cavaignac reminded me, I must confess without making any comparison, of the chef d'oeuvre of Jean Goujon: the recumbent statue of Louis de Breze in the subterranean chapel of the Cathedral of Rouen. — Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant, Guy de Maupassant

flathead catfish, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris

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