gobioid

[ goh-bee-oid ]

adjective
  1. of or resembling a goby.

noun
  1. a gobioid fish.

Origin of gobioid

1
1850–55; <Latin gōbi(us) gudgeon + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for gobioid

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

Origin of gobioid

1
C19: from New Latin Gobioidea, from Latin gōbius gudgeon

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