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Definition of Blennies
1. blenny [n] - See also: blenny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blennies
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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