Illustration of goby
plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes (family Gobiidae) that usually have the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk
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Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
Before the water could be cleared, translucent two-inch fish called tidewater goby took up residence there.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
Advertisement Organizers of the triathlon did not receive confirmation of the tidewater goby’s presence in the Zuma Beach underpass until late August.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
But one fish, the bearded goby, is positively thriving in this inhospitable ecosystem.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2010
But the presence of the tidewater goby meant the road could not be cleared nor a temporary ramp erected — at least before the triathlon.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
The round goby is a small, soft-bodied fish with a black spot on its dorsal fin.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
Coral Connections by Alex Mustard Two semi-transparent ghost gobies swim among the branches of a fan coral in the Lembeh Strait of Indonesia.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
Additionally, unlike these natives, round gobies do not grow big enough to be desirable for commercial or recreational fishing.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
One content creator, who goes by @spicybananas, visited the spot on May 12 and advised other travelers to get there soon before local officials put up the sheet to block the view.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 May 2024
Keep the momentum going by attending this multi-day stargazing extravaganza organized by the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Junior Will Parker got things going by knocking in Lagios on an RBI single to right field.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Alta, who founded what is believed to be the country’s first feminist press — and who went by her first name only, so as not to be associated with the surnames of her father or husbands — died on March 10 at home in Oakland, Calif.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 17 May 2024
The whole area is wrapped in your own private terrace, a bird's eye view to watch the world go by.
—Stacey Wreathall and Dafydd Gwyon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
Then 20 more seconds go by and the third ball comes out.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Poodle Moth kept things going by reflecting on being saved by the Ding Dong Keep It On bell during the Group C Finals.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Noun
Some places offer risotto di gò made with goby—a deep-water lagoon fish.
—Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
Before the water could be cleared, translucent two-inch fish called tidewater goby took up residence there.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
Advertisement Organizers of the triathlon did not receive confirmation of the tidewater goby’s presence in the Zuma Beach underpass until late August.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
But one fish, the bearded goby, is positively thriving in this inhospitable ecosystem.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2010
But the presence of the tidewater goby meant the road could not be cleared nor a temporary ramp erected — at least before the triathlon.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
The round goby is a small, soft-bodied fish with a black spot on its dorsal fin.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
Coral Connections by Alex Mustard Two semi-transparent ghost gobies swim among the branches of a fan coral in the Lembeh Strait of Indonesia.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
Additionally, unlike these natives, round gobies do not grow big enough to be desirable for commercial or recreational fishing.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
Verb
In 2022, Fuentes had dinner with Trump and rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye and who has repeatedly made antisemitic remarks in recent years.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
One content creator, who goes by @spicybananas, visited the spot on May 12 and advised other travelers to get there soon before local officials put up the sheet to block the view.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 May 2024
Keep the momentum going by attending this multi-day stargazing extravaganza organized by the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Junior Will Parker got things going by knocking in Lagios on an RBI single to right field.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Alta, who founded what is believed to be the country’s first feminist press — and who went by her first name only, so as not to be associated with the surnames of her father or husbands — died on March 10 at home in Oakland, Calif.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 17 May 2024
The whole area is wrapped in your own private terrace, a bird's eye view to watch the world go by.
—Stacey Wreathall and Dafydd Gwyon, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
Then 20 more seconds go by and the third ball comes out.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
Poodle Moth kept things going by reflecting on being saved by the Ding Dong Keep It On bell during the Group C Finals.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
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goby
noun
go·by
ˈgō-bē 
plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes that often have the pelvic fins united to form a sucking disk
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