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shanny

(ˈʃænɪ)
n, pl -nies
(Animals) a European blenny, Blennius pholis, of rocky coastal waters
[C19: of obscure origin]
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Noun1.shanny - European scaleless blennyshanny - European scaleless blenny    
blenny, combtooth blenny - small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; are territorial and live in holes between rocks
Blennius, genus Blennius - type genus of the Blenniidae
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