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BLENNIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Blennius mean?
• BLENNIUS (noun)
The noun BLENNIUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Blenniidae
Familiarity information: BLENNIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Blenniidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Blennius; genus Blennius
Hypernyms ("Blennius" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Blennius"):
Blennius pholis; shanny (European scaleless blenny)
Holonyms ("Blennius" is a member of...):
Blenniidae; family Blenniidae (a family of fish including: combtooth blennies)
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