argentine 1
/ahr"jeuhn tin, -tuyn'/ , adj.
1. pertaining to or resembling silver.
n.
2. a silvery substance, esp. one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.
[ 1400-50; late ME ( argentinus silvery. See ARGENT, -INE 1 ]
argentine 2
/ahr"jeuhn tin, -tuyn'/ , n.
any of various silvery marine fishes, esp. those of the genus Argentina.
[ 1530-40; Argentina genus name, L, fem. of argentinus silvery. See ARGENTINE 1 ]