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blen·ny  (bln)

n. pl. blen·nies

Any of several widely distributed, chiefly marine fishes that are primarily of the families Blenniidae and Clinidae and have small, elongated, often scaleless bodies.

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[Latin blennius, a kind of sea fish, from Greek blennos, slime, blenny; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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blenny [ˈblɛnɪ]

n pl -nies

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any blennioid fish of the family Blenniidae of coastal waters, esp of the genus Blennius, having a tapering scaleless body, a long dorsal fin, and long raylike pelvic fins

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various related fishes

[from Latin blennius, from Greek blennos slime; from the mucus that coats its body]

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blenny - small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks combtooth blenny blennioid, blennioid fish - elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins Blenniidae, family Blenniidae - a family of fish including: combtooth blennies Blennius pholis, shanny - European scaleless blenny Molly Miller, Scartella cristata - inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic