Goby meaning

gō'bē
Any of numerous usually small spiny-finned fishes of the family Gobiidae, having the pelvic fins united to form a suction disk.
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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.
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Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
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A gudgeon, such as Gobio gobio.
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Origin of goby

  • 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
  • From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbios), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin.
    From Wiktionary

Goby Sentence Examples

  • GOBY.

  • Goby >>

  • - United Ventrals of Goby.

  • The bigger black goby can live to at least three years, while rock gobies can live up to ten.

  • bumblebee gobies: In terms of care, similar to the knight goby, but needing proportionately smaller foods.

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