Blenny (Noun)
Meaning
Small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The divers swam near the reef to catch a glimpse of the brightly colored blenny that darted in and out of the rocky crevices.
- In the tide pools, a blenny guarded its territory by fanning out its vibrant blue fins.
- A small school of blennies flitted about the underwater boulders, chasing each other in a frantic game of tag.
- While snorkeling in the clear waters, a tourist spotted a lone blenny peering out from behind a coral outcropping.
- A group of marine biologists carefully extracted a blenny from its rocky lair to study its unique adaptations.