blenny
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i 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.
Origin:
1745–55; < Latin blennius a kind of fish < Greek blénnos slime, mucus; so called from its slimy coating
1745–55; < Latin blennius a kind of fish < Greek blénnos slime, mucus; so called from its slimy coating
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| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | 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. | any of various related fishes |
| [C18: from Latin blennius, from Greek blennos slime; from the mucus that coats its body] | |
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Blenny
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Word Origin & History
blenny
1774, from L. blennius (in Pliny), from Gk. blennos, from blenna "slime, mucus," of unknown origin; the fish so called from the coating on its scales.
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Example sentences
Three of the fish had silversides in their bellies, and one had a small blenny.
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