Meaning of BLENNY
| Pronunciation: | | 'blenee
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| | Definition: | | [n] small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling |
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| | Synonyms: | | combtooth blenny |
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| | See Also: | | Blenniidae, blennioid, blennioid fish, Blennius pholis, family Blenniidae, Molly Miller, Scartella cristata, shanny | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Blen"ny\, n.; pl. {Blennies}. [L. blennius, blendius,
blendea, Gr. ?, fr. ? slime, mucus.] (Zo["o]l.)
A marine fish of the genus {Blennius} or family
{Blenniid[ae]}; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The
species are numerous.
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