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Noun: goujon  goo-jun
  1. Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
    "The goujon ambushed its prey from the riverbed";
    - flathead catfish, mudcat, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill catfish, Pylodictus olivaris
     
  2. [Brit] A strip of chicken, fish, or other food coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried
    "The menu offered fish goujons with tartar sauce"

Derived forms: goujons

Type of: catfish, siluriform fish

Part of: genus Pylodictus, Pylodictus

Encyclopedia: Goujon