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blennioid

[blen-ee-oid]

adjective

  1. resembling a blenny.

  2. of or relating to the blennies.



blennioid

/ ˈɛɪˌɔɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Blennioidea , a large suborder of small mainly marine spiny-finned fishes having an elongated body with reduced pelvic fins. The group includes the blennies, butterfish, and gunnel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any fish belonging to the Blennioidea

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of blennioid1

First recorded in 1860–65; blenny + -oid

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