silversides
English Thesaurus
1. the common North American shiner (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | shiner, |
| definition | : | any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | genus notropis, notropis, |
| definition | : | shiners (noun.animal) |
2. small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish, |
| definition | : | a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | atherinopsis californiensis, jacksmelt, |
| definition | : | a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North America (known to reach 18 inches in length) (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | atherinidae, family atherinidae, |
| definition | : | small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water (noun.animal) |
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