HyperDic: mudskipper

English > 1 sense of the word mudskipper:
NOUNanimalmudskipper, mudspringerfound in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia
English > mudskipper: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningFound in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins.
Synonymmudspringer
Member ofPeriophthalmus, genus PeriophthalmusA genus of Gobiidae
Broadergoby, gudgeonsmall spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker
Spanishperiophthalmus

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