Definition of goby
gobies
alsogoby
: 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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The fish that are likely to thrive in the oceans of the future—small, adaptable species such as gobies and blennies—are, simply, not fish people like to eat.
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Origin and Etymology of goby
Latin gobius gudgeon, from Greek kōbios
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