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The common North American shiner
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silversides
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Wiktionary
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n. A silverside (fish).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: silverside ] the common North American shiner [syn: common shiner , Notropis cornutus ]
Usage examples of silversides.
Towns were raised, and fishermen set forth in small boats to net the silversides that gathered in substantial numbers in the shallows.
Tiny silversides, the minnows of the ocean, jumped like spray blown by a sharp gust, desperately trying to avoid capture.
At one point, Avin Brone threatened to knock in Ivar of Silversides head, although both were arguing in favor of the same position.
As to silversides, these swarmed at the surface of the sea near the shore, where they could not be told apart from the silvery Hashes of the morning sun.