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Definition blenny

Etymology

From Latin blennius, blendius, from Ancient Greek ??????? (blennós, “mucus, slime”) (whence Modern Greek ?????? (vlénna)), because of its slimy coating. From Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft”).

Noun

blenny (plural blennies)

1. A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.
   1. Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
   2. Chaenopsidae (pike-blennies, tube-blennies, and flagblennies)
   3. Clinidae (weedfishes)
   4. Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
   5. Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
   6. Tripterygiidae (triple-fin blennies)
2. A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related.
   1. bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
   2. viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
   3. convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia, in family Pholidichthyidae)
   4. scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family Callionymidae)

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