goby

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any of numerous generally small, bottom-dwelling fishes, especially members of the family Gobiidae, many of which have pelvic fins joined into a suckerlike disc

   A tiny goby rested on the sand before darting beneath a rock.

From Latin gobius, 'gudgeon or small fish,' from Greek kobios, the name of a small fish. The ultimate origin of the Greek word is uncertain.

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