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Look up: blenny

  1. blenny
    [n] - small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Blenny
    Blen'ny noun ; plural Blennies [ Latin blennius , blendius , blendea , Greek ... , from ... slime, mucus.] (Zoology) A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniidæ ; --...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/65

  3. blenny
    Origin: L. Blennius, blendius, blendea, Gr, fr. Slime, mucus. ... <marine biology> A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniidae; so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. blenny
    combtooth blenny noun small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Blenny
    • (n.) A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniidae; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. blenny
    any of the numerous and diverse fishes of the suborder Blennioidei (order Perciformes). Blennies are mostly small, usually marine fishes found from ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/77

  7. Blenny
    USS Blenny was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Blenny was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. blenny
    blenny, common name of various species of extremely numerous small fishes belonging to the families Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) and Nototheniidae (Antarctic blennies). They are characterized by elongated, tapering bodies and a continuous long dorsal fin. Blennies live among eelgrass in shallow b...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08078

  9. Blenny
    The Blenny is a genus of acanthopterygious fishes (Blennius) distinguished by a short rounded head and a long compressed smooth body. Owing to their small gill openings they can exist for some time without water. They are found in sea water. Some species are found off the coast of Britain. Many of t...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. blenny
    Any fish of the family Blenniidae, mostly small fishes found near rocky shores, with elongated slimy bodies tapering from head to tail, no scales, and long pelvic fins set far forward
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency



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