English

fangblenny

From fang + blenny.

A compound of fang + blenny

Proto-Germanic *fanhaną ‘to take, to seize’

Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han ‘to take, to seize’

Old English fōn ‘to catch, take, seize’

Old English fengtōþ ‘molar tooth’

Middle English *fangtooth

English fang

Ancient Greek βλέννα ‘mucus, slime’

Latin blennius

Today it means

noun Any of various combtooth blennies, of the genus Plagiotremus, with large canine teeth.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fangblenny