Atherine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Atherine \Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. ? a kind of
     smelt.] (Zool.)
     A small marine fish of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a
     silvery stripe along the sides. The European species
     ({Atherina presbyter}) is used as food. The American species
     ({Menidia notata}) is called {silversides} and {sand smelt}.


     See {Silversides}.
     [1913 Webster]