frillgoby
frillgoby noun: any of the tropical fish of the genus Bathygobius.
Noun
frillgoby (plural frillgobies)
- Any of the tropical fish of the genus Bathygobius.
- Amongst the fish that the Nautilus frightened as it passed, I will cite the metre-long cyclopteroid with a black back and orange stomach, providing an example of conjugal fidelity rarely followed by its congeners, a huge Forsskal's stingray, a sort of emerald moray eel which has a excellent taste...1998 [1871], Jules Verne, translated by William Butcher, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, revised, illustrated edition
Forms of frillgoby
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Questions about frillgoby
- What does frillgoby mean?
- Frillgoby means any of the tropical fish of the genus Bathygobius.
- What part of speech is frillgoby?
- Frillgoby is a noun.
- What is the plural of frillgoby?
- The plural of frillgoby is frillgobies.
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