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Meaning of SILVERSIDES

Pronunciation:  s'ilvurs`Idz

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the common North American shiner
  2. [n]  small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States
 

SILVERSIDES is a 11 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: common shiner, Notropis cornutus, silverside
 
 See Also: acanthopterygian, Atherinidae, Atherinopsis californiensis, family Atherinidae, genus Notropis, jacksmelt, Notropis, shiner, spiny-finned fish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.



 

 

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