noun. Any of various gobies, chiefly of the genus Periophthalmus, that are found in coastal areas of the Indo-Pacific region and western Africa and are able to move about on land using their pectoral fins.

noun. 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.

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

"But in reading this account, weren’t you struck by how cavalierly the news agency threw out the term mudskipper?"

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