gobioid
[ goh-bee-oid ]
/ ˈgoʊ biˌɔɪd /
adjective
of or resembling a goby.
noun
a gobioid fish.
Origin of gobioid
1850–55; < Latin
gōbi(us) gudgeon +
-oid
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British Dictionary definitions for gobioid
gobioid
/ (ˈɡəʊbɪˌɔɪd) /
adjective
of or relating to the Gobioidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes that includes gobies and mudskippers (family Gobiidae) and sleepers (family Eleotridae)
noun
any gobioid fish
Word Origin for gobioid
C19: from New Latin
Gobioidea, from Latin
gōbius gudgeon