Definition of goby Goby

go•by

We found 7 definitions of goby from 6 different sources.

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What does goby mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: gobies

goby - small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
  gudgeon
  percoid, percoid fish, percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
  family gobiidae, gobiidae gobies
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

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

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • goby (n.)
    One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • goby
    gō′bi, n. a genus of small carnivorous sea-fishes, with nests of seaweed. [L. gobius—Gr. kōbios.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • goby
    A name of the gudgeon (which see). It was erroneously applied to white-bait.

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