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gobioid

[ goh-bee-oid ]

adjective

  1. of or resembling a goby.

noun

  1. a gobioid fish.

gobioid

/ ˈɡəʊbɪˌɔɪd /

adjective

  1. 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

  1. any gobioid fish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gobioid1

1850–55; < Latin gōbi ( us ) gudgeon + -oid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gobioid1

C19: from New Latin Gobioidea, from Latin gōbius gudgeon

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