gobiid,a.andn.|ˈgəʊbɪɪd| [f. L. gōbi-us goby + -id.] A.adj. Belonging to the Gobiidæ or gobies proper. B.n. One of the Gobiidæ; a goby. 1884–5Riverside Nat.Hist. (1888) III. 257 On the Californian coast is a Gobiid (Gillichthys mirabilis) remarkable for the great extension backward of the jaws.