1.
[syn: flathead catfish, mudcat, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See Pasha.]
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See
Pasha.
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2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
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3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of
the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud
cat, and yellow cat.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
goujon
n 1: large catfish of central United States having a flattened
head and projecting jaw [syn: flathead catfish, mudcat,
goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish,
Pylodictus olivaris]