Gudgeon (Noun)
Meaning 1
Small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.
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Meaning 2
Small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers.
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Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Anglers commonly use live gudgeon as bait for catching larger freshwater species like pike and perch.
- Gudgeon are usually around 5-7 cm long, with a maximum recorded length of around 15 cm in certain waters.
- Live or artificial lures that imitate a small injured gudgeon are very effective in luring pike into biting.
- Commercial gudgeon fishermen catch millions of fish annually to sell as live or frozen bait.
- Sport anglers target pike with soft plastics resembling the colours and actions of gudgeon minnows swimming along bottom features.