Goby
[gәubi]
Definition
(noun.) small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker.
Edited by Jeanne--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera.
Inputed by Heinrich
Definition
n. a genus of small carnivorous sea-fishes with nests of seaweed.
Typist: Willard
Examples
- I have been turning Selina Goby over in my mind, I said, and I think, my lady, it will be cheaper to marry her than to keep her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Her name was Selina Goby. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You know how angry you told me the people were about Mrs. Goby. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Selina Goby was all right in both these respects, which was one reason for marrying her. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
Checker: Ophelia