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Noun: mudskipper  'múd,ski-pu(r)
  1. Fish found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia, able to move on land using strong pectoral fins
    "Mudskippers can be seen hopping along the mudflats during low tide";
    - mudspringer

Derived forms: mudskippers

Type of: goby, gudgeon

Part of: genus Periophthalmus, Periophthalmus

Encyclopedia: Mudskipper