Blenny Definition

blĕnē
blennies
noun
blennies
Any of various small marine percoid fishes (esp. family Blenniidae) with a long, many-rayed dorsal fin and a tapering body covered with slime.
Webster's New World
A number of unrelated fish of similar appearance.
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Noun

Singular:
blenny
Plural:
blennies

Origin of Blenny

  • Latin blennius a kind of sea fish from Greek blennos slime, blenny mel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Blenny Sentence Examples

  • The 2 pictures below show the viviparous blenny, so called because the female gives birth to live young.

  • A tiny tompot blenny, undaunted by our stature, stands his ground.

  • A tompot blenny popped its head out of an exhaust port.

  • Despite the large pectoral fins and the strange color, I think this species is a Blenny, Lipophrys pholis.

  • This small blenny is found on some Cornish shores.

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