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blennioid

Variant of blenny

noun pl. blennies or blenny

any of various small marine percoid fishes (esp. family Blenniidae) with a long, many-rayed dorsal fin and a tapering body covered with slime

Origin: L blennius < Gr blennos < blenna, slime, mucus

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blennioid adjective

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