goby

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
  • A gudgeon, such as Gobio gobio.

Origin

  • From Latin gobius, from Ancient Greek κωβιός, a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin.

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