shannies

Variant of shanny

shanny definition

shanny (s̸han′ē)

noun pl. shannies -·nies or shanny -·ny

any of several marine percoid fishes (family Stichaeidae), esp. a yellowish arctic species (Lumpenus maculatus) with dark spots

Etymology: < Brit dial. shan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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