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mudskipper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈmʌdˌskɪpɚ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various gobies of the subfamily Oxudercinae that are able to survive out of water by breathing through their skins and having strong pectoral fins that act as simple legs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mudspringer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: goby, gudgeon

History

Etymology

From mud + skipper.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Acehnese: cicak bakôi — goby
  • Bengali: চিড়িং মাছ (ciṛiṅ mach) — goby
  • Burmese: ငါးဖျံ (nga:hpyam) — goby
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彈塗魚 /弹涂鱼 (tántúyú) — goby
  • Danish: dyndspringer — goby
  • Finnish: liejuryömijä — goby
  • German: Schlammspringerverwandter — goby
  • Icelandic: eðjustökkull — goby
  • Indonesian: tembakul — goby
  • Italian: perioftalmo — goby
  • Japanese: トビハゼ (tobihaze) — goby
  • Malay: belacak — goby
  • Malay: ikan belacak — goby
  • Mokilese: lisamwkudu — goby
  • Navajo: hashtłʼishdi tádíʼnéehii — goby
  • Nuosu: ꄤꄳꉛ (tap tup hxe) — goby
  • Pohnpeian: litak — goby
  • Polish: poskoczek mułowy — goby
  • Russian: и́листый прыгу́н (ílistyj prygún) — goby
  • Spanish: pez del fango — goby
  • Thai: ปลาตีน — goby
  • Turkish: çamur zıpzıpı — goby
  • Vietnamese: thòi lòi — goby
  • Vietnamese: cá thòi lòi — goby
  • Vietnamese: cá lác — goby
  • Vietnamese: cá lác ngoách — goby