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goby.

Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡəʊbi/
  1. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.

  2. A gudgeon, a fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as a common gudgeon (Gobio gobio).

Where this word comes from

From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin. See also gudgeon.

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