goby

See also: go by and go-by

English

A Ratan goby (Ponticola ratan) from the Gulf of Odessa, Ukraine

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡəubɪ/

Noun

goby (plural goby or gobies)

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, such as Gobio gobio.

Derived terms

Translations

certain Godiidae

Catalan: gòbid m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蝦虎魚 (zh), 虾虎鱼 (zh) (xiāhǔyú)
Chukchi: канаёԓгын (kanajoḷgyn)
Finnish: tokko (fi)
French: gobie (fr) m
German: Grundel f
Greek: γωβιός m (goviós), κωβιός m (koviós)
Ancient: κωβιός m (kōbiós)

Hungarian: géb
Irish: snag m, mac siobháin m
Italian: ghiozzo (it) m
Japanese: ハゼ (haze), 鯊 (ja) (はぜ, haze), 沙魚 (はぜ, haze)
Russian: бычо́к (ru) m (byčók)
Seri: canaaajöa, conaaajöa
Tagalog: bia, biya
Vietnamese: cá bống (vi)

gudgeon — see gudgeon

See also

mudskipper

References

goby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gobiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gobiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gudgeon (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

bogy, boyg

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