Definition of "goonch" [goonch]

• A Hindu name for the seeds of the Indian licorice, Abrus precatorius. See Abrus. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "They reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river w ..."
• "The monster fish is called a goonch and can grow to six foot, regularly weighing more than"
• "They reckon that a huge type of catfish, called a goonch, may have developed a taste for flesh in an Indian river where bodies are dumped after funerals. contact"