goby

Pronunciation: /ˈɡəʊbi/

The English word “goby” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

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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