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blenny

/ˈblɛni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
blenny
IPA
/ˈblɛni/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.

noun

A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.

noun

A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.

noun

A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.

noun

A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.

noun

A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.

noun

A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related.

noun

A number of fish of similar appearance not closely related.

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: blennius, βλέννα, *mel-

Inflected Forms

blennies (plural)

Derived Forms

eelblenny fangblenny

Phrases

blackflap blenny butterfly blenny eel-blenny freckled blenny Japanese snake blenny jewelled blenny kappie blenny Montagu's blenny

Synonyms

combtooth blenny

Rhymes With

any many penny bad penny pretty penny kenny jenny benny kilkenny henny letterkenny genny

Questions

How do you pronounce blenny?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblɛni/.
What does blenny mean?
A true blenny, any of various marine fishes from the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes that are generally small and elongated which dwell on the sea floor, including scaled and scaleless forms and dramatically divergent appearance, in several families.
Where does blenny come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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