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Definition of “gobioid”

gobioid (ˈɡəʊbɪˌɔɪd Pronunciation for gobioid

Definitions

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Gobioidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes that includes gobies and mudskippers (family Gobiidae) and sleepers (family Eleotridae)

noun

  1. any gobioid fish

Word Origin

C19: from New Latin Gobioidea, from Latin gōbius gudgeon

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