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Noun: argentine  'aa(r)-jun,tIn or 'aa(r)-jun,teen
  1. Any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
    "The argentine's silvery scales glinted in the sunlight"
Adjective: argentine  'aa(r)-jun,tIn or 'aa(r)-jun,teen
Usage: archaic
  1. Resembling silver
    "The argentine scales of the fish glimmered in the sunlight"
Adjective: Argentine  'aa(r)-jun,tIn or 'aa(r)-jun,teen
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people
    "Argentine tango";
    - Argentinian
Noun: Argentine  'aa(r)-jun,tIn or 'aa(r)-jun,teen
  1. A native or inhabitant of Argentina
    - Argentinian

Derived forms: Argentines, argentines

Type of: malacopterygian, soft-finned fish, South American

Part of: Argentina, Argentine Republic, genus Argentina

Encyclopedia: Argentine, Michigan