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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 )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any gobioid fish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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