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silversides |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small fishes of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a silvery stripe along each side of the body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia notata}) is very abundant. Called also {silverside}, {sand smelt}, {friar}, {tailor}, and {tinker}. {Brook silversides} (Zo["o]l.), a small fresh-water North American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus}) related to the marine silversides. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Atherine \Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr Gr ? a kind of smelt.] (Zo["o]l.) A small marine fish of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species ({Atherina presbyter}) is used as food. The American species ({Menidia notata}) is called {silversides} and {sand smelt}. See {Silversides}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: silversides n 1: small fishes having a silver stripe along each side found along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {silverside}] 2: the common North American shiner [syn: {common shiner}, {Notropis cornutus}]
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