silversides
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sil·ver·side
(sĭl′vər-sīd′) also sil·ver·sides (-sīdz′)n.
Any of various chiefly marine fishes of the order Atheriniformes, characteristically having a broad silvery band along each side and including the grunion.
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sil•ver•sides
(ˈsɪl vərˌsaɪdz)n., pl. -sides.
any small fish of the worldwide family Atherinidae, having a silvery sheen, as Menidia menidia.
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Noun 1. [画像:silversides - small fishes having a silver stripe along each side]silversides - small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Atherinidae, family Atherinidae - small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
Atherinopsis californiensis, jacksmelt - a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length)
2. [画像:silversides - the common North American shiner]silversides - the common North American shiner
shiner - any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
genus Notropis, Notropis - shiners
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