SILVERSIDES


Meaning of SILVERSIDES in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ sīdz noun plural but singular or plural in construction

( also silverside -d)

Etymology: silver (II) + sides, side

1. : any of various small fishes of the family Atherinidae that have a silvery stripe along each side of the body and are related to the gray mullets ; especially : a fish ( Menidia notata ) that is very abundant on the American Atlantic coast

2. : any of various freshwater minnows of Notropis and related genera

3. : silver salmon

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