Silversides

3 definitions found

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

  Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of small fishes of the family
     {Atherinidae}, 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}.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Brook silversides} (Zool.), a small fresh-water North
        American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus}) related to the
        marine silversides.
        [1913 Webster]

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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  silversides
       n 1: small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found
            along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {silverside}]
       2: the common North American shiner [syn: {common shiner}, {Notropis
          cornutus}]