goby

See also: go by and go-by

English

A Ratan goby (Ponticola ratan) from the Gulf of Odessa, Ukraine

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡəubɪ/

Noun

goby (plural goby or gobies)

  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, such as Gobio gobio.

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