[blen-ee] 
| any of several fishes of the family Blenniidae and related families, esp. of the genus Blennius, having a long, tapering body and small pelvic fins inserted before the pectoral fins. |
| blen·ny (blěn'ē) 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.] |
