gobioid

American

[goh-bee-oid] / ˈgoʊ biˌɔɪd /

adjective

of or resembling a goby.

noun

a gobioid fish.

gobioid British

/ ˈɡəʊbɪˌɔɪd /

adjective

of or relating to the Gobioidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes that includes gobies and mudskippers (family Gobiidae ) and sleepers (family Eleotridae )

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noun

any gobioid fish

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Etymology

Origin of gobioid

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

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