blenny
/ˈblɛni/
blenny noun: blenniidae (combtooth blennies).
Noun
blenny (plural blennies)
- Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
- Chaenopsidae (pikeblennies, tubeblennies, and flagblennies)
- Clinidae (weedfishes)
- Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
- Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
- Tripterygiidae (triple-fin blennies)
- bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
- viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
- convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia, in family Pholidichthyidae)
- scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family Callionymidae)
blenny meaning in Tamil
blenny in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of blenny
| plural | blennies |
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Origin of blenny
From Latin blennius, blendius, from Ancient Greek βλέννα (blénna, “mucus, slime”) (whence Modern Greek βλέννα (vlénna)), because of its slimy coating. From Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft”).
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Questions about blenny
- What does blenny mean?
- Blenny means blenniidae (combtooth blennies).
- What is blenny in Tamil?
- Blenny in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Blenny meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is blenny?
- Blenny is a noun.
- How do you pronounce blenny?
- Blenny is pronounced /ˈblɛni/.
- What is the plural of blenny?
- The plural of blenny is blennies.
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