goby

/ˈgoʊbi/
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Other forms: gobies

Definitions of goby
  1. 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
    synonyms: gudgeon
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    types:
    mudskipper, mudspringer
    found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins
    type of:
    percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
    any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
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