Silverside

2 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  silverside
       n : small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found
           along the Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {silversides}]