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gobioid
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Originally: belonging to the family Gobiidae of perciform fishes (now rare). In later use: of or relating to the large suborder Gobioidei of perciform fishes (or any of its counterparts in other classifications), which comprises the family Gobiidae and certain other families.
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mid 19th century; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From scientific Latin Gobius, genus name + -oid, originally after the former family names French gobioïdes, scientific Latin Gobioides, and scientific Latin Gobioidei
[], (Noun)
Definitions:
- A gobiid or gobioid fish.
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Origin
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mid 19th century; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From scientific Latin Gobius, genus name + -oid, originally after the former family names French gobioïdes, scientific Latin Gobioides, and scientific Latin Gobioidei
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