goby C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈɡoʊbi/ UK /ˈɡəʊbi/ See IPA manual Freq #84923 Meanings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · any of numerous generally... gobiid Word family Forms gobies Related forms Gobiidaemudskipperpelvic discbottom-dwelling fish Etymology 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. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # goby **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡoʊbi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡəʊbi/ **Frequency rank:** 84923 ## Meanings 1. 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 ## Examples - A tiny goby rested on the sand before darting beneath a rock. ## Synonyms - gobiid ## Related Forms - Gobiidae - mudskipper - pelvic disc - bottom-dwelling fish ## Etymology 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. ## Topics - Animals markdown