goujon
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jawSynonyms: flathead catfishmudcatshovelnose catfishspoonbill catfishPylodictus olivaris
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See Pasha.]
1.A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. [1913 Webster]
2.Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [1913 Webster]
3.(Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat. [1913 Webster]