English dictionary

goby

/'g/oU/b/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker

noun.animal

Synonyms gudgeon

Source: WordNet 3.0
One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus <i>Gobius</i> and allied genera.

noun

Source: webster1913
A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the <i>go-by</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913