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Blenny  n.  (pl. blennies)  (Zool.) A marine fish of the genus Blennius or family Blenniidae; so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous.






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... has been the wonder of every natural philosopher whose attention has been attracted to the subject. They are in general oviparous, or egg-producing; but there are a few, such as the eel and the blenny, which are viviparous, or produce their young alive. The males have the milt and the females the roe; but some individuals, as the sturgeon and the cod tribes, are said to contain both. The greater number deposit their spawn in the sand or gravel; but some of those which dwell in ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton



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