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Definition of 'blenny'

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blenny in British

(ˈblɛnɪ )
noun plural -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
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Word origin of 'blenny'
C18: from Latin blennius, from Greek blennos slime; from the mucus that coats its body

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blenny in American

(ˈblɛni ; blenˈē)
nounWord forms: plural ˈblennies or ˈblenny
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 College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
blennioid (ˈblenniˌoid) (ˈblɛniˌɔɪd ; blenˈēoidˌ)
  adjective
Word origin of 'blenny'
L blennius < Gr blennos < blenna, slime, mucus

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Used Rarely. blenny is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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