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Webster 1913 Edition

Blenny

Blen′ny

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Blennies
.
[L.
blennius
,
blendius
,
blendea
, Gr.
[GREEK]
, fr.
[GREEK]
slime, mucus.]
(Zool.)
A marine fish of the genus
Blennius
or family
Blenniidæ
; – so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous.

Webster 1828 Edition

Blenny

BLEN'NY

,
Noun.
A genus of fishes, of the order of Jugulars, in Ichthyology called Blennius. There are several species; the size from five inches to a foot in length.

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