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Meaning of ATHERINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. ? a kind of
smelt.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small marine fish of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a
silvery stripe along the sides. The European species
({Atherina presbyter}) is used as food. The American species
({Menidia notata}) is called {silversides} and {sand smelt}.
See {Silversides}.
 
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