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black goby

black goby noun: any member of the species Gobius niger of ray-finned fishes, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

black goby: any member of the species Gobius niger of ray-finned fishes, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean...
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Noun

black goby (plural black gobies or black goby)

  1. Any member of the species Gobius niger of ray-finned fishes, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
    • The Black Goby seldom exceeds the length of five or six inches; it is of the voracious kind, preying on smaller fishes and aquatic insects.1808, Edward Donovan, The Natural History of British Fishes, volume 5
    Synonyms:
    sea gudgeon

Synonyms of black goby

Forms of black goby

pluralblack gobies
pluralblack goby

Questions about black goby

What does black goby mean?
Black goby means any member of the species Gobius niger of ray-finned fishes, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
What part of speech is black goby?
Black goby is a noun.
What is the plural of black goby?
The plural of black goby is black gobies.

Words near black goby in the dictionary

  1. black giant squirrels
  2. black gin
  3. black gins
  4. black girl magic
  5. black gobies
  6. black goby
  7. black gold
  8. black goose
  9. black gram
  10. black grama
  11. black gramas

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