GOBIOID

Etymology

Adjective

gobioid (comparative more gobioid, superlative most gobioid)

(zoology) Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus Gobius.

Noun

gobioid (plural gobioids)

(zoology) Any fish of this kind.

Source: Wiktionary


Go"bi*oid, a. Etym: [NL. Gobius + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus Gobius.

– n.

Definition: A gobioid fish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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