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Notemigonus chrysoleucus

Shiner \Shin"er\, n. That which shines. Specifically:

  1. A luminary.

  2. A bright piece of money. [Slang]

    Has she the shiners, d' ye think?
    --Foote.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin ( Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner ( Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada.

  4. (Zo["o]l.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

    Blunt-nosed shiner (Zo["o]l.), the silver moonfish.