Definition of GOBY

goby

Meanings

Plural: gobies, goby

Noun

  • 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
  • Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
  • A gudgeon, a fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as Gobio gobio.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin. See also gudgeon.

Synonyms

gudgeon

Scrabble Score: 10

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Words With Friends Score: 11

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