goby

[ goh-bee ]
/ ˈgoʊ bi /

noun, plural (especially collectively) go·by, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) go·bies.

any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
any fish of the closely related family Eleotridae, having the pelvic fins separate.

Origin of goby

1760–70; < Latin gōbius gudgeon (spelling variant of gōbiō or cōbius) < Greek kōbiós

Words nearby goby

gobo, gobony, gobshite, gobsmacked, gobstopper, goby, goc, god, god forbid, god helps those who help themselves, god knows

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British Dictionary definitions for gobies

goby
/ (ˈɡəʊbɪ) /

noun plural -by or -bies

any small spiny-finned fish of the family Gobiidae, of coastal or brackish waters, having a large head, an elongated tapering body, and the ventral fins modified as a sucker
any other gobioid fish

Word Origin for goby

C18: from Latin gōbius gudgeon, fish of little value, from Greek kōbios