"goby" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡəʊbi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-goby.wav [Southern-England] Forms: goby [plural], gobies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), a type of small fish, of unknown ultimate origin. See also gudgeon. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|gobius||gudgeon}} Latin gobius (“gudgeon”), {{uder|en|grc|κωβιός|}} Ancient Greek κωβιός (kōbiós), {{l|en|gudgeon}} gudgeon Head templates: {{en-noun|goby|+}} goby (plural goby or gobies)
  1. Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker. Categories (lifeform): Cyprinids, Gobies Translations (certain Gobiidae): κωβιός (kōbiós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), попче (popče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), gòbid [masculine] (Catalan), 蝦虎魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 虾虎鱼 (xiāhǔyú) (Chinese Mandarin), канаёԓгын (kanajoḷgyn) (Chukchi), mudil (Estonian), tokko (Finnish), gobie [masculine] (French), Grundel [feminine] (German), γωβιός (goviós) [masculine] (Greek), κωβιός (koviós) [masculine] (Greek), géb (Hungarian), snag [masculine] (Irish), mac siobháin [masculine] (Irish), ghiozzo [masculine] (Italian), ハゼ (haze) (Japanese), (haze) (alt: はぜ) (Japanese), 沙魚 (haze) (alt: はぜ) (Japanese), бұзаубас балық (būzaubas balyq) (Kazakh), قیا بالغی (kaya balığı) (Ottoman Turkish), góbio [masculine] (Portuguese), guvid [masculine] (Romanian), бычо́к (byčók) [masculine] (Russian), главоч [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), glavoč [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), canaaajöa (Seri), conaaajöa (Seri), bia (Tagalog), biya (Tagalog), cá bống (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-goby-en-noun-M7qb7ner Disambiguation of Cyprinids: 54 46 Disambiguation of Gobies: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 32 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'certain Gobiidae': 78 22
  2. A gudgeon of fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as Gobio gobio. Categories (lifeform): Cyprinids, Gobies
    Sense id: en-goby-en-noun-GgO0-TNK Disambiguation of Cyprinids: 54 46 Disambiguation of Gobies: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mudskipper
Derived forms: Amur goby (taxonomic: Rhinogobius similis), atomgoby, black goby (taxonomic: Gobiopsis atrata), burrowing goby (taxonomic: Trypauchen vagina), common goby (taxonomic: Bathygobius spp.) [usually], coral goby (taxonomic: Pleurosicya micheli), coralgoby (taxonomic: Gobiodon citrinus), dartgoby, dart goby, dart-goby (taxonomic: Parioglossus marginalis), dwarfgoby, dwarf goby (english: Eviota, Knipowitschia, Pandaka, Trimma, Trimmatom spp.), dwarf goby (taxonomic: Lythrypnus elasson), eel goby (taxonomic: Taenioides cirratus), fairygoby (taxonomic: Tryssogobius spp.), freshwater goby (taxonomic: Ctenogobius shufeldti) [usually], frill goby (taxonomic: Bathygobius fuscus), fringefin goby, ghostgoby, ghost goby (taxonomic: Pleurosicya muscarum), glider goby, glidergody, gobyeel, mangrove goby (taxonomic: Mugilogobius spp.) [usually], mud goby, mudgoby (alt: Valenciennes limicola), naked goby (taxonomic: Gobiosoma bosc), oyster goby (taxonomic: Arenigobius leftwichi), prawn goby (taxonomic: Cryptocentrus spp.), pygmygoby, reefgoby, reef-goby, reef goby (taxonomic: Priolepis spp.), river goby (taxonomic: Awaous tajasica), sailfin goby (english: species, Myersina pretoriusi), sand goby (taxonomic: Coryphopterus tortugae), shrimp goby, shrimpgoby (taxonomic: Cryptocentrus spp.), silt goby (taxonomic: Gobiosoma seminudum), sleeper-goby, sponge goby (taxonomic: Evermannichthys spongicola), Stevcic's goby (taxonomic: Gorogobius stevcici), streamgoby, true goby (taxonomic: Gobiidae spp.)

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      "taxonomic": "Gobiopsis atrata",
      "word": "black goby"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Trypauchen vagina",
      "word": "burrowing goby"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "taxonomic": "Bathygobius spp.",
      "word": "common goby"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Pleurosicya micheli",
      "word": "coral goby"
    },
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      "taxonomic": "Gobiodon citrinus",
      "word": "coralgoby"
    },
    {
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Parioglossus marginalis",
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    {
      "word": "dwarfgoby"
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      "english": "Eviota, Knipowitschia, Pandaka, Trimma, Trimmatom spp.",
      "word": "dwarf goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Lythrypnus elasson",
      "word": "dwarf goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Taenioides cirratus",
      "word": "eel goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Tryssogobius spp.",
      "word": "fairygoby"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "usually"
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      "taxonomic": "Ctenogobius shufeldti",
      "word": "freshwater goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Bathygobius fuscus",
      "word": "frill goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "fringefin goby"
    },
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      "word": "ghostgoby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pleurosicya muscarum",
      "word": "ghost goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "glider goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "glidergody"
    },
    {
      "word": "gobyeel"
    },
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      ],
      "taxonomic": "Mugilogobius spp.",
      "word": "mangrove goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "mud goby"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Valenciennes limicola",
      "word": "mudgoby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gobiosoma bosc",
      "word": "naked goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Arenigobius leftwichi",
      "word": "oyster goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Cryptocentrus spp.",
      "word": "prawn goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "pygmygoby"
    },
    {
      "word": "reefgoby"
    },
    {
      "word": "reef-goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Priolepis spp.",
      "word": "reef goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Awaous tajasica",
      "word": "river goby"
    },
    {
      "english": "species, Myersina pretoriusi",
      "word": "sailfin goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Coryphopterus tortugae",
      "word": "sand goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "shrimp goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Cryptocentrus spp.",
      "word": "shrimpgoby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gobiosoma seminudum",
      "word": "silt goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "sleeper-goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Evermannichthys spongicola",
      "word": "sponge goby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gorogobius stevcici",
      "word": "Stevcic's goby"
    },
    {
      "word": "streamgoby"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gobiidae spp.",
      "word": "true goby"
    }
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1980, Erik Carp, Directory of Wetlands of International Importance in the Western Palearctic, IUCN, page 70",
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        },
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          "ref": "1997, Journal of Ichthyology, page 463",
          "text": "[...] undermonth Chondrostoma nasus, bleak Alburnus alburnus, goby Gobio gobio, pine Esox lucius, perch Perca fluviatilis, ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus, spiny loach Cobitis taenia, stone loach Nemacheilus barbatulus, sculpin Cottus gobio, and burbot Lota lota (Pavlov et al., 1981).",
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      "roman": "popče",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gòbid"
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      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "蝦虎魚"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "xiāhǔyú",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "虾虎鱼"
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      "code": "ckt",
      "lang": "Chukchi",
      "roman": "kanajoḷgyn",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "канаёԓгын"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "mudil"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "tokko"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gobie"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Grundel"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "goviós",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γωβιός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koviós",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κωβιός"
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      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kōbiós",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κωβιός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "géb"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mac siobháin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ghiozzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haze",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "ハゼ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はぜ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haze",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "鯊"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はぜ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haze",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "沙魚"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "būzaubas balyq",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "бұзаубас балық"
    },
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kaya balığı",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "قیا بالغی"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "góbio"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "guvid"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "byčók",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бычо́к"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "главоч"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "glavoč"
    },
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      "code": "sei",
      "lang": "Seri",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "canaaajöa"
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    {
      "code": "sei",
      "lang": "Seri",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "conaaajöa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "bia"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "biya"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "certain Gobiidae",
      "word": "cá bống"
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
    "goby"
  ],
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}

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