"blens" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blinds [alternative]
Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} blens (plural not attested)
  1. (UK, dialectal, zoology, archaic) The common cod; codfish Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal, no-plural
    Sense id: en-blens-en-noun-kMzh5ycO Categories (other): British English, Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 46 54 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (Cornwall, zoology, archaic) The bib or pout (Trisopterus, or Gadus, luscus), a common fish of the cod family, Gadidae. Tags: Cornwall, archaic, no-plural
    Sense id: en-blens-en-noun-vt5LDq0N Categories (other): Cornish English, Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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