: any of several Asian and African gobies (genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus) that are able to skip about actively over wet mud and sand

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Like those mudskippers, also known as mudlarks, who scour riverbanks for artifacts from London’s past—Roman pottery, Victorian silverware—everyday citizens report dugout sightings across Wisconsin. Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024 The area, also home to mangroves, mudskippers and other wildlife was one of the stops on our 10-day trip through the Kimberley aboard Seabourn Pursuit, the cruise line’s newest expedition vessel. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024

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First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mudskipper was in 1860

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“Mudskipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudskipper. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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