ˈgōbē, -bi noun
( plural gobies also goby )
Etymology: Latin gobius, cobius, gobio gudgeon, from Greek kōbios, probably of non-Indo-European origin
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Gobiidae, usually having a broad depressed head, large mouth, no lateral line, and the pelvic fins thoracic and often united to form a sucking disk, and occurring chiefly in shallow coastal waters — see mudskipper , mudsucker
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