goby

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noun

go·​by ˈgō-bē How to pronounce goby (audio)
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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go by

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verb

went by; gone by; going by; goes by

intransitive verb

: pass sense 3b
as time goes by

Examples of goby in a Sentence

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Noun
The discovery comes just weeks after another new goby species was identified nearby in a June 24 study, McClatchy News reported. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024 This length was particularly small for earthworm gobies, again suggesting the fish belongs to a previously unidentified species. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
Verb
Plus, walking for short periods goes by quickly, which may be even better for you than walking for 30 minutes straight. Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2024 Years went by, and databases in Chicago and Salt Lake City showed no new arrests. Thomas Lake, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for goby 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin gobius gudgeon, from Greek kōbios

First Known Use

Noun

1769, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1508, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of goby was in 1508

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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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goby

noun
go·​by ˈgō-bē How to pronounce goby (audio)
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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