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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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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Additionally, over 500 tidewater gobies were saved from a lagoon at the base of the creek in a separate effort.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Demna — who only goes by his first name, as of 2021 — will begin his new role in early July, Gucci owner Kering confirmed to CNN via a press release.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The shrimp excavates and maintains a burrow in the sand, offering shelter to both itself and the goby.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Additionally, over 500 tidewater gobies were saved from a lagoon at the base of the creek in a separate effort.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
This does not include viewership on the linear channel (which goes by the same name) on Sunday nights.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Demna — who only goes by his first name, as of 2021 — will begin his new role in early July, Gucci owner Kering confirmed to CNN via a press release.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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goby
noun
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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