blenny
noun/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”).
10 senses
- 1Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
- 2Chaenopsidae (pikeblennies, tubeblennies, and flagblennies)
- 3Clinidae (weedfishes)
- 4Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
- 5Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
- 6Tripterygiidae (triple-fin blennies)
- 7bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
- 8viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
- 9convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys…
- 10scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family…
› A true blenny, any of various marine fishes…
Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
Chaenopsidae (pikeblennies, tubeblennies, and flagblennies)
Clinidae (weedfishes)
Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
Tripterygiidae (triple-fin blennies)
› A number of fish of similar appearance not…
bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia, in family Pholidichthyidae)
scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family Callionymidae)
- Derived terms
- blackflap blenny, butterfly blenny, eel-blenny, eelblenny, fangblenny, freckled blenny, Japanese snake blenny, jewelled blenny, kappie blenny, Montagu's blenny, tompot blenny