Associations to the word «Goby»

Wiktionary

GOBY, noun. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
GOBY, noun. A gudgeon, such as Gobio gobio.

Dictionary definition

GOBY, noun. Small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.

Wise words

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