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

Words nearby gobioid

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