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Noun: silversides  'sil-vu(r),sIdz
  1. Small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
    "Silversides are often used as bait fish by anglers";
    - silverside
     
  2. The common North American shiner
    "Silversides could be seen flashing in the clear stream";
    - common shiner, Notropis cornutus

Type of: acanthopterygian, shiner, spiny-finned fish

Part of: Atherinidae, family Atherinidae, genus Notropis, Notropis

Encyclopedia: Silversides