The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maurolicus Pennantii
Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver.]
(Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
White metal coated with silver.
--Simmonds.(Zo["o]l.) A fish of Europe ( Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina.
A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.
Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the.