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blenny
[ blen-ee ]
noun
, plural blen·nies.
- any of several fishes of the family Blenniidae and related families, especially of the genus Blennius, having a long, tapering body and small pelvic fins inserted before the pectoral fins.
blenny
/ ˈblɛnɪ /
noun
- 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
- any of various related fishes
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blenny1
1745–55; < Latin blennius a kind of fish < Greek blénnos slime, mucus; so called from its slimy coating
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blenny1
C18: from Latin blennius , from Greek blennos slime; from the mucus that coats its body
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Example Sentences
The Large Blenny (B. gattorugine) inhabits deeper water, chiefly off the south-west coast, and reaches a length of a foot or more.
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He describes how in the embryo of the Blenny there is a short, thick arch between the first gill-slit and the mouth.
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A curious little blenny-fish swarms in the numerous creeks which intersect the mangrove topes.
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It was a small fish—a familiar fish, too—which he had known in the pools of his native land by the name of blenny.
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Seeing that the coast was clear, for Disco stood as motionless as a mangrove tree, blenny hopped upon the dry land.
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