• (n.) The European smooth blenny (Blennius pholis). It is olive-green with irregular black spots, and without appendages on the head. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/shanny/
Shan'ny noun ; plural Shannies . [ Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoology) The European smooth blenny ( Blennius pholis ). It is olive-green with irregular black spots, and without appendages on the head. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/82