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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gobioid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gobioid¹

C19: from New Latin Gobioidea, from Latin gōbius gudgeon