Blenny \Blen"ny\, n.; pl. {Blennies}. [L. blennius, blendius,
blendea, Gr. ?, fr. ? slime, mucus.] (Zool.)
A marine fish of the genus {Blennius} or family
{Blenniid[ae]}; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The
species are numerous.
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