Goby Definition
gōbē
gobies
noun
gobies
Any of a family (Gobiidae) of small, predatory, spiny-finned percoid fishes of tropical and subtropical seas: the pelvic fins are united as a suction disk that clings to rocky surfaces.
Webster's New World
A gudgeon, such as Gobio gobio.
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gobiesOrigin of Goby
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From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbios), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin.
From Wiktionary
Latin gōbius gudgeon from Greek kōbios perhaps akin to Akkadian kuppû an eel-like fish
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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