| / English Dictionary |
SILVERSIDES
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The common North American shiner
Synonyms:
common shiner; Notropis cornutus; silversides
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("silversides" is a kind of...):
shiner (any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis)
Holonyms ("silversides" is a member of...):
genus Notropis; Notropis (shiners)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States
Synonyms:
silverside; silversides
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("silversides" is a kind of...):
acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "silversides"):
Atherinopsis californiensis; jacksmelt (a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length))
Holonyms ("silversides" is a member of...):
Atherinidae; family Atherinidae (small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
