blenny.
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.
Meaning & usage
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia, in family Pholidichthyidae)
A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related. scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family Callionymidae)
Where this word comes from
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”).
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