单词 | gobioid |
释义 | gobioidadj.n. Zoology. A. adj. Originally: belonging to the family Gobiidae of perciform fishes (= gobiid adj.) (now rare). In later use: of or relating to the large suborder Gobioidei of perciform fishes (or any of its counterparts in other classifications), which comprises the family Gobiidae and certain other families. Cf. goby n.2 ΚΠ 1844 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 13 461 I send you the generic characters of a gobioid fish discovered by Sir James Clark Ross.., on his recent antarctic voyage. 1934 Science 23 Feb. 168/1 At the mouth of the Menam in Siam there are three species of gobioid fishes. 2003 Physiol. & Biochem. Zool. 76 205/1 Mudskippers are..gobioid teleosts that are highly adaptable to different environmental conditions. B. n. A gobiid or gobioid fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Gobioidei > family Gobiidae > member of (goby) gull1495 gudgeon1584 quab1598 quabling1617 goby1769 gobioid1845 sea-gudgeon1864 gobiid1883 oysterfish1903 sand goby1911 1845 R. Owen Odontography I. 102 (heading) Gobioids. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 111 In some Gobioids..the eyes..can be elevated and depressed at the will of the fish. 1945 Copeia No. 3. 133 The data herein presented are based on a study of American gobioids. 2013 Observer 4 Aug. (New Review section) 22/4 While the four cave-inhabiting fishes from the island nation are all gobioids, they represent two separate evolutionary lineages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1844 |
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