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SILVERSIDES
SILVERSIDES
Sil "
ver
*sides `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
several
species
of
small
fishes
of
the
family
Atherinidæ,
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.
Brook
silversides
(Zoöl.), a
small
fresh-water
North
American
fish
(Labadesthes sicculus )
related
to
the
marine
silversides.
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