gobioid

gobioid [goh-bee-oid] Word Origin adjective

1. of or resembling a goby.

noun

2. a gobioid fish.

Origin of gobioid 1850–55; Latin gōbi(us) gudgeon + -oid British Dictionary definitions for gobioid gobioid 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

2. any gobioid fish

Word Origin for gobioid C19: from New Latin Gobioidea, from Latin gōbius gudgeon