English

freckled blenny

From freckled + blenny.

A compound of freckled + blenny

Middle English frekled

English freckled

Ancient Greek βλέννα ‘mucus, slime’

Latin blennius

English blenny

Today it means

noun Hypsoblennius ionthas, a species of combtooth blenny.

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Etymograph / freckled blenny

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