mudskipper

mud·skip·per  (mdskpr)

n.

Any of several fishes of the family Gobiidae, especially of the genus Periophthalmus, that are found along the western coast of tropical Africa and in the Indo-Pacific region and are able to survive out of water and maneuver on land.

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mudskipper [ˈmʌdˌskɪpə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various gobies of the genus Periophthalmus and related genera that occur in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia and can move on land by means of their strong pectoral fins

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Noun

1.

mudskipper - found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins mudspringer goby, gudgeon - small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker genus Periophthalmus, Periophthalmus - a genus of Gobiidae