See blenny on Wiktionary
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"sense": "fish of Blenniodei",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "Schleimfischartiger"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vlénnos",
"sense": "fish of Blenniodei",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βλέννος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "fish of Blenniodei",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bavosa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "fish of Blenniodei",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "blênio"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "morskája sobáčka",
"sense": "fish of Blenniodei",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "морска́я соба́чка"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"blenny"
],
"word": "blenny"
}
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