blenny

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks

Etymology

From Latin blennius, blendius, from Ancient Greek βλεννός (blennós, “mucus, slime”) (whence Modern Greek βλέννα (vlénna)), because of its slimy coating. From Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

combtooth blenny

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