Etymology

goby

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Today it means: Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker. Full definition →

Latin gobius ← Ancient Greek κωβιός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκωβιός
  2. Latin · derived fromgobius“gudgeon”
  3. English todaygoby

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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