noun
a genus of Gobiidae
• Syn: ↑genus Periophthalmus
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gobiidae, ↑family Gobiidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑mudskipper, ↑mudspringer
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Periophthalmus /per-i-of-thalˈməs/
noun
A genus of fishes, related to gobies, with protruding mobile eyes and pectoral fins used as legs
ORIGIN: Latinized from Gr peri around, and ophthalmos eye
Useful english dictionary. 2012.