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plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes (family Gobiidae) that usually have the pelvic fins united to form a ventral sucking disk
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Due to their abundance and small sizes, these gobies are an important snack for many larger species of reef fishes.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Harrod, who also goes by Alex, has short hair, according to Cumbria Police.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Researchers said the single specimen may represent a new cryptic species of Ward’s sleeper goby.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Due to their abundance and small sizes, these gobies are an important snack for many larger species of reef fishes.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
Then the company will slowly tear down the Glass House over the next 18 months with most of it gone by the end of 2027 or mid-2028.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Harrod, who also goes by Alex, has short hair, according to Cumbria Police.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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goby
noun
go·by
ˈgō-bē 
plural gobies also goby
: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes that often have the pelvic fins united to form a sucking disk
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