coating of mucus

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• Blennies — Blenny Blen ny, n.; pl. {Blennies}. [L. blennius, blendius, blendea, Gr. ?, fr. ? slime, mucus.] (Zo[ o]l.) A marine fish of the genus {Blennius} or family {Blenniid[ae]}; so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blenny — Blen ny, n.; pl. {Blennies}. [L. blennius, blendius, blendea, Gr. ?, fr. ? slime, mucus.] (Zo[ o]l.) A marine fish of the genus {Blennius} or family {Blenniid[ae]}; so called from its coating of mucus. The species are numerous. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Butterfish — But ter*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Epinephelus punctatus — Butterfish But ter*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stromateus triacanthus — Butterfish But ter*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• butterfish — noun Date: 1674 any of numerous bony fishes (especially family Stromateidae) with a slippery coating of mucus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… …   Universalium

• digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …   Universalium

• Coral reef fish — The fish that inhabit coral reefs are numerous and diverse. Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among the myriad inhabitants, the fish… …   Wikipedia

• Mollusca — Temporal range: Cambrian–Recent …   Wikipedia

• chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …   Universalium