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Definition 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.
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Family Gobiidae, Gobiidae
Specialized synonyms: Mudskipper, Mudspringer
Definition of Goby
1. n. One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera.
2. n. A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by.
Definition of Goby
1. Noun. Any of various small fish from the large family ''Gobiidae'', in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker. ¹
2. Noun. A gudgeon, such as ''Gobio gobio''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goby
1. a small fish [n GOBIES]
Medical Definition of Goby
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Origin: F. Gobie, L. Gobius, gobio, Gr. Cf. Gudgeon.