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Noun: blenny  ble-nee
  1. Small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks
    "Blennies are known for their ability to survive out of water for short periods"; "Combtooth blennies are often seen peering out from crevices in coral reefs";
    - combtooth blenny

Derived forms: blennies

Type of: blennioid, blennioid fish

Part of: Blenniidae, family Blenniidae

Encyclopedia: Blenny