blen·ny (bl n  )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. [Latin blennius, a kind of sea fish, from Greek blennos, slime, blenny; see mel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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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| Noun | 1. |  blenny - small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocksblennioid, 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 |
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