| NOUN | animal | silversides, silverside | small fishes having a silver stripe along each side |
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| animal | silversides, common shiner, Notropis cornutus | the common North American shiner |
| Sounds | sih'lversay.dz | |
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| Rhymes | besides ... Ironsides: 3 rhymes with aydz... | |
| Meaning | small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States. | |
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| Synonym | silverside | |
| Member of | Atherinidae, family Atherinidae | small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water |
| Narrower | jacksmelt, Atherinopsis californiensis | A relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length) |
| Broader | spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian | A teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays |
| Spanish | pejerrey | |
| Meaning | The common North American shiner. | |
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| Synonyms | common shiner, Notropis cornutus | |
| Member of | Notropis, genus Notropis | shiners |
| Broader | shiner | Any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis |
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