English Explanatory Dictionary

goby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
  2. A gudgeon, a fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as a common gudgeon (Gobio gobio).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡəʊbi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-goby.wav

Word forms

goby gobies

Etymology

From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin. See also gudgeon.

Related words

mudskipper

Derived words

Amur goby atomgoby black goby burrowing goby common goby coral goby coralgoby dartgoby dart goby dart-goby dwarfgoby dwarf goby eel goby fairygoby freshwater goby frill goby fringefin goby ghostgoby ghost goby glider goby glidergody gobyeel gobylike mangrove goby marble goby marbled goby mud goby mudgoby naked goby oyster goby prawn goby pygmygoby reefgoby reef-goby reef goby river goby sailfin goby sand goby shrimp goby shrimpgoby silt goby sleeper-goby sleepy goby sponge goby Stevcic's goby streamgoby tadpole goby tiger goby true goby
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