Definition of Blennies

1. Noun. (plural of blenny) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blennies

1. blenny [n] - See also: blenny

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blennies

blenderized
blenderizes
blenderizing
blenders
blendes
blending
blending inheritance
blendings
blendous
blends
blendstock
blendstocks
blenk
blennadenitis
blennemesis
blennies (current term)
blenniid
blennioid
blennioid fish
blennioids
blenno-
blennogenic
blennogenous
blennoid
blennophthalmia
blennorrhagia
blennorrhagic
blennorrhea
blennorrheas

Literary usage of Blennies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"CHAPTER XLIV THE blennies: ... Monterey. blennies, we can note only a few of the most prominent. ..."

2. The Natural History of Prince Edward Island by Francis Bain (1890)
"blennies are found in the waters of the Gulf and appear in our harbors. They have elongated bodies with a single continuous dorsal and ventral fin. ..."

3. Fish Stories Alleged and Experienced: With a Little History Natural and by Charles Frederick Holder, David Starr Jordan (1909)
"... THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF blennies IN THE KELP HE old writers, especially the immortal Du Bartas, ascribed to fishes many of the attributes of human beings. ..."

4. A Naturalist on Desert Islands by Percy Roycroft Lowe (1911)
"These blennies are as a rule quite small fish, which live in nooks and ... blennies, however, are not all so small as this, for in more northern seas, ..."

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