Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of numerous usually small spiny-finned fishes of the family Gobiidae, having the pelvic fins united to form a suction disk.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A fish of the genus Gobius or family Gobiidæ; a gobiid.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
- n. A gudgeon, such as Gobio gobio.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
Etymologies
- From Latin gobius ("gudgeon"), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbios) (Wiktionary)
- Latin gōbius, gudgeon, from Greek kōbios. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“But after discussing the plan with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies, he says, regulators abandoned it because the aerators could hurt an endangered fish, the tidewater goby.”
“My favorite freshwater fish was sold to me as an “emerald goby”.”
“Yes | No | Report from Ryan Dufner wrote 31 weeks 6 days ago try live goby if your fishing the great lakes it works better than anything else here”
“A series of critters, including Zebra mussels and round goby, have spread to waterways across the country, causing billions of dollars in damage to local ecosystems.”
“Also in the New York Times consider the shrimp goby and what people can learn from its mutual relationship with another species.”
“Gobiodon okinawae, yellow clown goby, male, guarding its eggs in Caulastrea furcata, teal candy cane coral, by Kevin McCarthy — Neither of these specimens is rare or endangered, but they are both fascinating.”
Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb
“Gobiodon okinawae, yellow clown goby, male, guarding its eggs in Caulastrea furcata, teal candy cane coral, by Kevin McCarthy — Neither of these specimens is rare or endangered, but they are both fascinating.”
Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb
“But sometimes they seem to be the first people to forget that that fact; at least if their stuttering defences and denialsareanything to goby.”
Politicians take note: expenses controversy makes you less popular
“A new underwater trapping technique led to the discovery of a new species of Atlantic goby.”
“Endemic fish include the Malpelo barnacle-blenny Acanthenblemaria stephensi, Malpelo wrasse Halichoeres malpelo, pretty goby Chriolepis lepidotus, Rubinoff's triplefin Axoclinus rubinoffi and twinspot triplefin Lepidonectes bimaculata.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘goby’.
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• De rerum natura
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Interesting words in nature and natural science (in any language!).
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You can add species names that you lov...lagerstätte, parthenogenesis, bushbaby, lepidoptera, dinoflagellate, pupation, chrysalis, ephemeroptera, deinococcus radio..., homoplasy, sciophilous, syncytium and 218 more...
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fish list
lots and lots of fish, a piscatorial
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PECH - marine species
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animals (2 syllable)
A list of common animal names. Keep the list to 2 syllable words.No scientific names. No proper names like 'Fluffy' the elephant.Insects and other creatures (even ficticious like 'dragon') are we...
baboon, rabbit, raptor, dragon, camel, hornet, llama, cobra, cheetah, penguin, puppy, dolphin and 87 more...
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Best beasts
agouti, doodlebug, colugo, yeti crab, gribble, unau, kudu, basenji, boomslang, triantelope, acouchy, hallucigenia and 75 more...
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Reefkeeping
Cool names of stuff you might find in a saltwater aquarium.
tang, goby, grouper, blenny, angelfish, puffer, wrasse, sea cucumber, percula, anemone, coral, angler and 24 more...
Tweets
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