单词 | gobioid |
释义 | gobioid in British English (ˈɡəʊbɪˌɔɪd) adjective 1. of or relating to the Gobioidea, a suborder of spiny-finned teleost fishes that includes gobies and mudskippers (family Gobiidae) and sleepers (family Eleotridae) noun 2. any gobioid fish Word origin C19: from New Latin Gobioidea, from Latin gōbius gudgeongobioid in American English (ˈɡoubiˌɔid) adjective 1. of or resembling a goby noun 2. a gobioid fish Word origin [1850–55; ‹ L gōbi(us) gudgeon + -oid]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, ethylene, heavyweight, overprint-oid is a suffix meaning “resembling,” “like,” used in the formation of adjectives andnouns (and often implying an incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicatedby the preceding element). Other words that use the affix -oid include: alkaloid, anthropoid, cardioid, cuboid, lithoidExamples of 'gobioid' in a sentence |
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