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blenny en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈblɛni/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. ▸ Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
2. 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. ▸ Chaenopsidae (pikeblennies, tubeblennies, and flagblennies)
3. 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. ▸ Clinidae (weedfishes)
4. 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. ▸ Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
5. 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. ▸ Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
6. 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. ▸ Tripterygiidae (triple-fin blennies)
7. A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. ▸ bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
8. A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. ▸ viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
9. A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. ▸ convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia, in family Pholidichthyidae)
10. A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. ▸ scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family Callionymidae)

Forms

Deriveds

butterfly blenny · tompot blenny · freckled blenny · eel-blenny · kappie blenny · fangblenny · jewelled blenny · Montagu's blenny · eelblenny · Japanese snake blenny · blackflap blenny

Translations (16)

tr horozbina (fish of Blenniodei) · ru морска́я соба́чка (fish of Blenniodei) · fi limakala (fish of Blenniodei) · ca bavosa (fish of Blenniodei) · ast babayu (fish of Blenniodei) · ast pixapu (fish of Blenniodei) · gl mógaro (fish of Blenniodei) · fr blennie (fish of Blenniodei) · cs slizoun (fish of Blenniodei) · cmn 䲁 /鳚 (fish of Blenniodei) · pt blênio (fish of Blenniodei) · it bavosa (fish of Blenniodei) · ast babosu (fish of Blenniodei) · de Schleimfischartiger (fish of Blenniodei) · gl lorcha (fish of Blenniodei) · el βλέννος (fish of Blenniodei)