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单词 goby
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gobyn.2

Brit. /ˈɡəʊbi/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊbi/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Gobius; Latin gōbius.
Etymology: < (i) scientific Latin Gobius, genus name ( Linnaeus Systema naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 262), or its etymon (ii) classical Latin gōbius, cōbius (also gōbiō , cōbiō ), small fish of the gudgeon kind < ancient Greek κωβιός , some small fish, (especially) gudgeon, of unknown origin, probably a loanword from a Mediterranean language. Compare Old Occitan gobi (1433), Spanish gobio (1555), and the Romance words cited at gudgeon n.1
Any of numerous small fishes constituting the perciform family Gobiidae, having the pelvic fins fused to form a disc-like ventral sucker that is used for adhering to rocks.
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1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 174 (heading) The Black Goby.
1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. 242 Arabian Goby.
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 249 The gobies..possess a singular disk, formed by the union of the two thoracic ventrals.
1884 Longman's Mag. Mar. 523 There are several species of tropical gobies found very abundantly on the Indo-Pacific coasts.
1931 E. G. Boulenger Fishes xvi. 140 The Long-jawed Goby (Gillichthys mirabilis), of San Diego, has the jaws produced backwards for one-third the entire length.
1965 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 21 Nov. 14/1 The mud-hopper belongs to a special group of goby (or small fish).
2004 D. Dalton Rough Guide Philippines 166 The sinarapan (Mistichthys luzonensis), a type of goby that thrives in Lake Buhi, is said by locals to be tastier than anything else that swims.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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