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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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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
And this piece by Times staff writer Lila Seidman about a group of biologists saving hundreds of tidewater goby reminded me how cute fish can be.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The team, which will go by PWHL Seattle until an official name is unveiled, will play at Climate Pledge Arena, home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, and train at the Kraken Community Iceplex.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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
And this piece by Times staff writer Lila Seidman about a group of biologists saving hundreds of tidewater goby reminded me how cute fish can be.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
There’s never a week that goes by in Charlotte without comings and goings in the food and beverage scene — and April was no exception.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
The team, which will go by PWHL Seattle until an official name is unveiled, will play at Climate Pledge Arena, home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, and train at the Kraken Community Iceplex.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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goby
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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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