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shiner

 

  7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lepisma  \Le*pis"ma\  (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]),  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr 
  le`pisma  peel,  fr  lepi`s  -i`dos,  a  scale.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  genus  of  wingless  thysanurous  insects  having  an  elongated 
  flattened  body,  covered  with  shining  scales  and  terminated  by 
  seven  unequal  bristles.  A  common  species  ({Lepisma 
  saccharina})  is  found  in  houses,  and  often  injures  books  and 
  furniture.  Called  also  {shiner},  {silver  witch},  {silver 
  moth},  and  {furniture  bug}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Shiner  \Shin"er\,  n. 
  That  which  shines.  Specifically: 
  a  A  luminary. 
  b  A  bright  piece  of  money.  [Slang] 
 
  Has  she  the  shiners,  d'  ye  think?  --Foote. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sparada  \Spar"a*da\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  small  California  surf  fish  ({Micrometrus  aggregatus});  -- 
  called  also  {shiner}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Redfin  \Red"fin`\  (-f?n`),  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  small  North  American  dace  ({Minnilus  cornutus},  or 
  {Notropis  megalops}).  The  male,  in  the  breeding  season,  has 
  bright  red  fins.  Called  also  {red  dace},  and  {shiner}. 
  Applied  also  to  {Notropis  ardens},  of  the  Mississippi  valley. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fallfish  \Fall"fish`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  fresh-water  fish  of  the  United  States  ({Semotilus 
  bullaris});  --  called  also  {silver  chub},  and  {Shiner}.  The 
  name  is  also  applied  to  other  allied  species. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  shiner 
  n  1:  a  bruise  caused  by  a  blow  to  the  eye  [syn:  {black  eye}] 
  2:  something  that  shines 
  3:  important  food  fish  of  the  North  Atlantic  and  Mediterranean; 
  its  body  is  greenish-blue  with  dark  bars  and  small  if  any 
  scales  [syn:  {common  mackerel},  {Scomber  scombrus}] 
  4:  any  of  numerous  small  silvery  North  American  cyprinid  fishes 
  especially  of  the  genus  Notropis 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Shiner,  TX  (city,  FIPS  67640) 
  Location:  29.43199  N,  97.17179  W 
  Population  (1990):  2074  (1017  housing  units) 
  Area:  6.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  77984




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