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Atherine

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.

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atherine

n. A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along the sides.

Usage examples of "atherine".

This was a simple enough question, and the fact that Sipes hesitated before answering told Mary Catherine as much as a CAT scan.

Naturally, photos of his children, Mary Catherine and James, came next.

A photo of William giving a victory speech on the front lawn of the family house in Tuscola, flanked by Mary Catherine and James.

Sliding a computer mouse around on the desktop, she located Mary Catherine Cozzano's name and slapped a button.

When Mary Catherine found the box inside her purse, it fell naturally into her hand in such a way that her index finger was resting on a black button, just under the crook, near the prongs.

Mary Catherine pulled it out of her purse, held it away from herself, and pulled the trigger.

During these trips through the catacombs, Mary Catherine liked to tell herself that her chosen speciality gave her an advantage in self-defense: she could diagnose people from a distance.

Mary Catherine was not the kind of woman who would carry a weapon in her purse.

Mary Catherine had been embarrassed and flushed with gratitude, thinking it was a necklace - and coming from Dad, it was sure to be too formidable to wear.

Mary Catherine had not looked in a mirror for something like a day and a half.

Mary Catherine had been the only girl in her high school who had escaped the syndrome.

To Mary Catherine, lawyers had always seemed as common as air, the taxi drivers, bag boys, and janitors of the world of affairs.

The cop stepped aside, clearing a wide space between Mel and Mary Catherine.

Half a dozen newer wings, pavilions, sky bridges, and parking ramps had been plugged into it since then, so that looking at it from the window of the chopper, Mary Catherine could see it was the kind of hospital where you spent all your time wandering around lost.

In other circumstances, Mary Catherine might have resented Mel's talk of media leaks at a time like this.