Illustration of goby
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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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Another endangered fish, northern tidewater gobies, were rescued from the same watershed shortly before the steelhead were liberated.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Its centerpiece is a joyous scene (albeit one laced with poignant undertones) where Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) and a stranger named Janice (Annalise Basso) dance in the street to the drums of a busker (played by a dynamo who goes by the moniker, The Pocket Queen).
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
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Noun
Sorokin: The two fish that got the most attention are the steelhead trout and the tidewater gobies.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
Another endangered fish, northern tidewater gobies, were rescued from the same watershed shortly before the steelhead were liberated.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Shaq on his social media pages goes by DJ Diesel for his DJ fun.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025
Its centerpiece is a joyous scene (albeit one laced with poignant undertones) where Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) and a stranger named Janice (Annalise Basso) dance in the street to the drums of a busker (played by a dynamo who goes by the moniker, The Pocket Queen).
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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