Eelblennies

/ˈiːlˌblɛniz/ noun

Definition

Plural of eelblennie; small fish that look like a mix between eels and blennies with long slender bodies.

Etymology

From 'eel' combined with 'blennie' (from Greek 'blenna' meaning mucus or slime), referring to the mucous coating that eels and blennies share.

Kelly Says

The 'blennie' part comes from ancient Greek observations of these fish's protective slimy coating—scientists literally named them after their sliminess, which protected them from predators and helped them squeeze through tight spaces.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
eelblennies
eelblennies
ARالعربية
سلمون
sal-mun
BNবাংলা
eelblennies
eelblennies
CACatalà
eelblennies
eelblennies
CSČeština
eelblennies
eelblennies
DADansk
eelblennies
eelblennies
DEDeutsch
Blennies
bleh-nee
ELΕλληνικά
eelblennies
eelblennies
ESEspañol
blennies de anguila
bleh-nee-es deh an-gwee-lah
FAفارسی
eelblennies
eelblennies
FISuomi
eelblennies
eelblennies
FRFrançais
blennies
bleh-nee
GUGU
eelblennies
eelblennies
HAHA
eelblennies
eelblennies
HEעברית
eelblennies
eelblennies
HIहिन्दी
eelblennies
eelblennies
HUMagyar
eelblennies
eelblennies
IDBahasa Indonesia
eelblennies
eelblennies
IGIG
eelblennies
eelblennies
ITItaliano
blennies
bleh-nee
JA日本語
イワシ
iwashi
KKKK
eelblennies
eelblennies
KMKM
eelblennies
eelblennies
KO한국어
eelblennies
eelblennies
MRMR
eelblennies
eelblennies
MSBahasa Melayu
eelblennies
eelblennies
MYမြန်မာ
eelblennies
eelblennies
NLNederlands
blennies
bleh-nee
NONorsk
eelblennies
eelblennies
PAPA
eelblennies
eelblennies
PLPolski
eelblennies
eelblennies
PTPortuguês
blennies de anguila
bleh-nee-es deh an-gwee-lah
RORomână
eelblennies
eelblennies
RUРусский
blennies
bleh-nee
SVSvenska
eelblennies
eelblennies
SWKiswahili
eelblennies
eelblennies
TAதமிழ்
eelblennies
eelblennies
TEతెలుగు
eelblennies
eelblennies
THไทย
ปลาฉลาม
pla chlaam
TLTL
eelblennies
eelblennies
TRTürkçe
eelblennies
eelblennies
UKУкраїнська
eelblennies
eelblennies
URاردو
eelblennies
eelblennies
VITiếng Việt
eelblennies
eelblennies
YOYO
eelblennies
eelblennies
ZH中文
鳗鱼
màn yú
ZUZU
eelblennies
eelblennies

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