ˈblenē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin blennius, a sea fish, from Greek blennos
: any of numerous usually small fishes belonging to Blenniidae and related families having a usually elongate, often scaleless body tapering to a more or less rounded tail with the ventral fins jugular or wanting and the dorsal and anal fins long, living about rocky shores of all regions and occasionally in fresh water, and often having protective coloration