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combtooth blenny

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae, with large spiny dorsal fins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: blenny

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blennioid fish, blennioid

Narrower terms: shanny, Blennius pholis, Molly Miller, Scartella cristata

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