mudskipper
/ˈmʌdˌskɪpər/
noun
- A small tropical fish that can live both in water and on land, using its strong front fins to move around on mudflats.
- Mudskippers are fascinating because they can breathe air and survive out of water.
- We saw a mudskipper hopping across the wet mud at low tide.
- The mudskipper uses its fins to pull itself along the shore.