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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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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
This length was particularly small for earthworm gobies, again suggesting the fish belongs to a previously unidentified species.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
EW.com, 3 Aug. 2024
Bayley, as the 35-year-old Pamela Martinez goes by when in the ring, will defend her world championship against Nia Jax in one of the main events at WWE’s marquee summer event this weekend at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The discovery comes just weeks after another new goby species was identified nearby in a June 24 study, McClatchy News reported.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
This length was particularly small for earthworm gobies, again suggesting the fish belongs to a previously unidentified species.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
Verb
In response to her lyrics, a user who goes by the name @windows199x called out the Oscar winner in a scathing TikTok.
—EW.com, 3 Aug. 2024
Bayley, as the 35-year-old Pamela Martinez goes by when in the ring, will defend her world championship against Nia Jax in one of the main events at WWE’s marquee summer event this weekend at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Goby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goby. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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